A bill to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2015.

Bill: 114-s-1461
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2015-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health personnel
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Medicare
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2015-05-22
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services 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 2015.

action_date: 2015-07-30
text: 
(Sec. 1) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services 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 2015.

action_date: 2015-09-10
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on July 30, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
(Sec. 1) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services 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 2015.

action_date: 2015-12-08
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on July 30, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
(Sec. 1) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services 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 2015.

action_date: 2015-12-18
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on July 30, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
(Sec. 1) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services 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 2015.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-12-18
text: Became Public Law No: 114-112.
action_date: 2015-12-18
text: Became Public Law No: 114-112.
action_date: 2015-12-18
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2015-12-18
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2015-12-09
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2015-12-09
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2015-12-08
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2015-12-08
text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H9063)
action_date: 2015-12-08
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H9063)
action_date: 2015-12-08
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H9062-9063)
action_date: 2015-12-08
text: Mr. Burgess asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider. (consideration: CR H9062)
action_date: 2015-12-08
text: Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged. (consideration: CR H9062)
action_date: 2015-12-08
text: Committee on Ways and Means discharged. (consideration: CR H9062)
action_date: 2015-12-08
text: Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.(consideration: CR H9062)
action_date: 2015-12-08
text: Committee on Ways and Means discharged.(consideration: CR H9062)
action_date: 2015-09-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-09-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-09-11
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: 2015-09-11
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: 2015-09-11
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: 2015-09-11
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2015-09-11
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2015-09-10
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6610; text as passed Senate: CR S6610)
action_date: 2015-09-10
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6610; text as passed Senate: CR S6610)
action_date: 2015-07-30
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 188.
action_date: 2015-07-30
text: Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-109.
action_date: 2015-07-30
text: Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-109.
action_date: 2015-06-24
text: Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2015-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2015-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 114-112