H.R. 3991 · 113th Congress

Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2014

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2014-02-04
Latest action
2014-02-04 · Introduced in House

Summary

Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the 96-hour physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services under which 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.