HR 2788
116th Congress
House
Health
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medicare
Rural conditions and development
Rural Health Clinic Modernization Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 17, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 16, 2019
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.
May 16, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Rural Health Clinic Modernization Act of 2019
This bill makes a series of changes to criteria, requirements, and payments for rural health clinics under Medicare.
Among other things, the bill (1) allows rural health clinics that are not directed by physicians to enter into arrangements with physician assistants or nurse practitioners that generally comply with state laws (regarding scope of practice), rather than other specific requirements; (2) allows rural health clinics to serve as the distant site for purposes of telehealth services; and (3) beginning in 2020, increases the maximum payment rate per visit for rural health clinics.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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