S. 1737 · 110th Congress

Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2007

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2007-06-28
Latest action
2007-06-28 · Introduced in Senate

Summary

Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive, where appropriate, the requirement for state designation of a critical access hospital that it be more than a 35-mile drive (or, in the case of mountainous terrain or in areas with only secondary roads available, a 15-mile drive) from another hospital or medical facility.