To provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2014.

Bill: 113-hr-4067
Sponsor: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2014-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Health personnel
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Medicare
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-18
text: 
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to continue to instruct Medicare contractors not to enforce requirements for direct physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2014.

action_date: 2014-09-09
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. 
The summary of that version is repeated here.
)

 
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to continue to instruct Medicare contractors not to enforce requirements for direct physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2014.

action_date: 2014-11-20
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. 
The summary of that version is repeated here.
)

 
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to continue to instruct Medicare contractors not to enforce requirements for direct physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2014.

action_date: 2014-12-04
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. 
The summary of that version is repeated here.
)

 
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to continue to instruct Medicare contractors not to enforce requirements for direct physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2014.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-04
text: Became Public Law No: 113-198.
action_date: 2014-12-04
text: Became Public Law No: 113-198.
action_date: 2014-12-04
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2014-12-04
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2014-11-24
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2014-11-24
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2014-11-21
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6219)
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6219)
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Received in the Senate, read twice.
action_date: 2014-09-09
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2014-09-09
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7339)
action_date: 2014-09-09
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7339)
action_date: 2014-09-09
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4067.
action_date: 2014-09-09
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7339-7341)
action_date: 2014-09-09
text: Mr. Burgess moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2014-09-09
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 431.
action_date: 2014-09-09
text: Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
action_date: 2014-09-09
text: Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
action_date: 2014-09-09
text: Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 113-582, Part I.
action_date: 2014-09-09
text: Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 113-582, Part I.
action_date: 2014-07-30
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 31 - 11.
action_date: 2014-07-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-07-29
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-07-28
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-02-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2014-02-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2014-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-02-18
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 113-198