S. 586 · 116th Congress
Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Pat Roberts
- Introduced
- 2019-02-27
- Latest action
- 2019-02-27 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019
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.