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HR 6803 116th Congress House

Protecting Outpatient Access Act of 2020

Official title: To amend the Small Business Act to exempt certain ambulatory surgery and outpatient health centers from affiliation rules, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 12, 2020 Introduced by: Balderson, Troy Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
Commerce Business expensesCardiovascular and respiratory healthDigestive and metabolic diseasesDrug, alcohol, tobacco use
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Emergency medical services and trauma careGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth facilities and institutionsHome and outpatient careInfectious and parasitic diseasesMental healthSmall businessSurgery and anesthesiaWages and earnings
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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.
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 Latest action May 12, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Outpatient Access Act of 2020

This bill expands the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to encompass certain outpatient care centers that are affiliates of nonprofit hospitals.

Such care centers include mental health and substance abuse centers, dialysis centers, health maintenance organization medical centers, and freestanding ambulatory surgical and emergency centers.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6803: Protecting Outpatient Access Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6803/
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"H.R. 6803: Protecting Outpatient Access Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6803/.
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H.R. 6803, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6803/.
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