H.R. 5507 · 115th Congress
Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2018
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Adrian Smith
- Introduced
- 2018-04-13
- Latest action
- 2018-04-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2018
This bill repeals the 96-hour physician-certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services under Medicare. Under current law, as a condition for Medicare payment for such services, 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.