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H.R. 772 119th Congress House

Rural ER Access Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise regulations to remove the requirement under the Medicare program that an off-campus facility or … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise regulations to remove the requirement under the Medicare program that an off-campus facility or organization shall be located within a 35-mile radius of a hospital or critical access hospital.

Introduced: January 28, 2025 Introduced by: Mark E. Green Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth facilities and institutionsHospital care
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MedicareRural conditions and development
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Jan 28, 2025
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.
Jan 28, 2025
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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.

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Rural ER Access Act

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to repeal regulations that require off-campus facilities to be located within 35 miles of the main hospital or critical access hospital in order to receive provider-based status under Medicare (i.e., to be considered as hospital outpatient departments for purposes of Medicare payment).

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 772: Rural ER Access Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-772/
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"H.R. 772: Rural ER Access Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-772/.
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H.R. 772, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-772/.
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[H.R. 772: Rural ER Access Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-772/)
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