Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2037
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS]
Introduced: 2014-02-24
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access

Health facilities and institutions

Health personnel

Hospital care

Medicare

Rural conditions and development
Latest action: action_date: 2014-02-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-02-24
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the 96-hour physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services under which 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.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2037 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 24, 2014 Mr. Roberts (for himself, Mr. Tester , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Enzi , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Moran , Mr. Franken , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Barrasso , Mrs. Fischer , Ms. Collins , Mr. Johanns , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Hoeven , and Mr. Kirk ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the 96-hour physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2014 . 2. Removing Medicare 96-hour physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (a) In general Section 1814(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395f(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (6), by adding and at the end; (2) in paragraph (7), at the end of subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking and and inserting a period; and (3) by striking paragraph (8). (b) Application The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2014.