H.R. 2138 · 114th Congress
Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Lynn Jenkins
- Introduced
- 2015-04-30
- Latest action
- 2015-05-14 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide payment under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) on a reasonable cost basis for anesthesia services furnished by a physician who is an anesthesiologist in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as payment is made for anesthesia services furnished by a certified registered nurse anesthetist in such hospitals.