S. 258 · 114th Congress
Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Pat Roberts
- Introduced
- 2015-01-27
- Latest action
- 2015-01-27 · Introduced in Senate
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.