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Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015

Introduced: February 27, 2015 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 5, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 25, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 25, 2016
Received in the House.
Jan 21, 2016
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jan 20, 2016
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. (text of committee substitute as amended: CR S138-139)
Jan 20, 2016
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
Jan 20, 2016
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
Jan 20, 2016
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S138-139; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S138)
Jul 30, 2015
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 181.
Jul 30, 2015
Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 114-102.
Jun 24, 2015
Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 27, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 27, 2015
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 2,952 Grassley, Chuck To improve the bill. Agreed to Jan 20, 2016
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015

This bill amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to extend the period of the Medicare rural community hospital demonstration program from 5 to 10 years.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall allow certain rural community hospitals participating in the demonstration program as of December 30, 2014, to continue during the second five years of the 10-year extension period.

HHS shall solicit applications to select up to the maximum number of additional rural community hospitals located in any state to participate in this demonstration program for the second five years of the ten-year extension period without exceeding the applicable limitation (30).

In determining which applicant rural community hospitals to select for participation in the demonstration program, HHS:

  • shall give priority to hospitals located in one of the 20 states with the lowest population densities; and
  • may consider closures of hospitals located in rural areas in the state in which the hospital is located during the 5-year period immediately preceding the enactment of this Act, as well as the population density of the state.
What's happening now February 5, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 5273 Related bill Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016
  • HR 34 Related bill 21st Century Cures Act
  • HR 672 Identical bill Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 1 Republican 8 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 25, 2016
 R
Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Jun 15, 2015
 R
Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · May 21, 2015
 R
Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Apr 30, 2015
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Apr 16, 2015
 R
Thune, John
South Dakota · Mar 26, 2015
 R
Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Mar 3, 2015
 D
Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Feb 27, 2015
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 27, 2015
 R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Feb 27, 2015
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