H.R. 169 · 114th Congress
Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Adrian Smith
- Introduced
- 2015-01-06
- Latest action
- 2015-03-30 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015
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.