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Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015

Introduced: January 27, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Jan 27, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 27, 2015
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Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the 96-hour physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services under which a physician must certify that a patient may reasonably be expected to be discharged or transferred to a hospital within 96 hours after admission to the critical access hospital.

What's happening now January 27, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 169 Identical bill Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 8 Republican 15
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Apr 28, 2016
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Sep 29, 2015
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Sep 17, 2015
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Aug 4, 2015
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Jul 29, 2015
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Jul 28, 2015
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 22, 2015
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Mar 4, 2015
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 12, 2015
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 3, 2015
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Feb 2, 2015
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jan 27, 2015
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Jan 27, 2015
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Jan 27, 2015
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Jan 27, 2015
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jan 27, 2015
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Jan 27, 2015
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jan 27, 2015
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jan 27, 2015
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 27, 2015
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jan 27, 2015
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jan 27, 2015
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jan 27, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 258: Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-258/
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"S. 258: Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-258/.
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S. 258, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-258/.
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