HR 5613
114th Congress
House
Health
Health personnel
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Medicare
Rural conditions and development
CAH Act of 2016
Introduced: July 1, 2016
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 22, 2016
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 21, 2016
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5740-5741)
Sep 21, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 21, 2016
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 420 - 0 (Roll no. 531). (text: CR 09/20/2016 H5681)
Sep 21, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 420 - 0 (Roll no. 531).(text: CR 09/20/2016 H5681)
Sep 20, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5613.
Sep 20, 2016
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Sep 20, 2016
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5681-5682)
Sep 20, 2016
Ms. Jenkins (KS) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 21, 2016
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-696, Part I.
Jul 7, 2016
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 7, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 2, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 1, 2016
Introduced in House
Jul 1, 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.
Votes taken on this bill
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| Date | Chamber | What was voted on | Result | Yes–No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2016 | House · vote #531 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 420–0 | See who voted → |
Plain-English summary
Continuing Access to Hospitals Act of 2016 or the CAH Act of 2016
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to continue to instruct Medicare contractors not to enforce requirements for direct physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2016.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission must report on the effect of extending this instruction on: (1) Medicare beneficiaries, and (2) hospital staffing needs.
What's happening now
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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