HR 6693
116th Congress
House
Health
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Hospital care
Medicare
State and local government operations
Critical Access Hospital Expansion Act of 2020
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 1, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 1, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Critical Access Hospital Expansion Act of 2020
This bill allows states to certify additional hospitals as necessary providers of services that may qualify as critical access hospitals (CAHs) under Medicare. Currently, a hospital must have been certified prior to January 1, 2006, in order to qualify as a CAH and accordingly receive special payment under Medicare.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1