S 1190
116th Congress
Senate
Health
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Rural conditions and development
Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019
Introduced: April 11, 2019
Introduced by:
Capito, Shelley Moore
Republican
· West Virginia
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019
This bill allows federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and rural health centers (RHCs) to receive payment under Medicare for hospice services. Currently, attending physicians who work for FQHCs and RHCs may provide hospice services only outside of FQHC or RHC work hours and must bill Medicare under their own provider numbers; FQHCs and RHCs may not receive payment under Medicare for such services.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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