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HR 5164 114th Congress House

Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2016

Official title: To provide for a permanent extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals.

Introduced: May 3, 2016 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth personnelHome and outpatient care
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Hospital careMedicareRural conditions and development
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This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 17, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 6, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 3, 2016
Introduced in House
May 3, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action May 17, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2016

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permanently extend the application by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of an instruction against the enforcement of certain physician supervision requirements with respect to outpatient therapeutic services in critical access hospitals and small rural hospitals.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jun 9, 2016
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · May 3, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5164: Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5164/
MLA
"H.R. 5164: Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5164/.
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H.R. 5164, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5164/.
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