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HR 741 115th Congress House

Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2017

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a permanent extension of the enforcement instruction on Medicare supervision requirements for ou… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a permanent extension of the enforcement instruction on Medicare supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals.

Introduced: April 12, 2017 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth care coverage and access
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Health care qualityHealth personnelHome and outpatient careHospital careMedicareRural conditions and development
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) 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
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 9, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 30, 2017
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.
Jan 30, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 9, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2017

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 243 Related bill Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 4 Republican 4
Poliquin, Bruce
· Aug 21, 2018
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Apr 18, 2018
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Mar 19, 2018
Pittenger, Robert
· Nov 1, 2017
 R
Estes, Ron
Kansas · Oct 6, 2017
Gianforte, Greg
· Oct 3, 2017
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Jun 15, 2017
Duffy, Sean
· Jun 12, 2017
Walz, Timothy
· May 25, 2017
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Apr 17, 2017
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Apr 12, 2017
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Mar 20, 2017
Hensarling, Jeb
· Mar 6, 2017
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Jan 30, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 741: Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-741/
MLA
"H.R. 741: Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-741/.
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H.R. 741, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-741/.
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[H.R. 741: Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-741/)
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