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HR 6700 117th Congress House Health Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Hospital care Medicare Rural conditions and development

Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2022

Introduced: July 13, 2022 Introduced by: Smith, Adrian Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 9, 2022
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Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2022

This bill repeals the 96-hour physician-certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services under Medicare. Under current law, as a condition for Medicare payment for such services, a physician must certify that a patient may reasonably be expected to be discharged or transferred to a hospital within 96 hours after admission to the critical access hospital.

What's happening now February 9, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Boebert, Lauren
Colorado · Oct 7, 2022
Kilmer, Derek
· Jul 18, 2022
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Mann, Tracey
Kansas · Jul 13, 2022
Armstrong, Kelly
· Jul 12, 2022
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Miller, Carol D.
West Virginia · Jul 12, 2022
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Feb 9, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6700: Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6700/
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"H.R. 6700: Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6700/.
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H.R. 6700, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6700/.
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