S. 895 · 116th Congress
Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2019
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- John Thune
- Introduced
- 2019-03-27
- Latest action
- 2019-03-27 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2019
This bill permanently extends the rule to not enforce the Medicare direct-supervision requirements for outpatient, therapeutic services at critical access hospitals and small, rural hospitals. Such rule permits therapeutic services to be administered at such hospitals outside a physician or nonphysician practitioner's presence.