CAH Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5613
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2016-07-01
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health personnel

Home and outpatient care

Hospital care

Medicare

Rural conditions and development
Latest action: action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-07-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>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 2016.</p>

action_date: 2016-07-21
action_desc: Reported to House amended, Part I
text: <p><b>Continuing Access to Hospitals Act of 2016 or the CAH Act of 2016</b></p> <p>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 2016.</p> <p>The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission must report on the effect on Medicare beneficiaries of the extension of this instruction.</p>

action_date: 2016-09-21
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p><b>Continuing Access to Hospitals Act of 2016 or the CAH Act of 2016</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Centers for Medicare&nbsp;&amp; Medicaid Services&nbsp;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 2016.</p> <p>The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission must report on the effect of extending this instruction on: (1)&nbsp;Medicare beneficiaries, and (2) hospital staffing needs.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5613 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 1, 2016 Ms. Jenkins of Kansas (for herself and Mr. Loebsack ) introduced the following bill; which was 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 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 2016.

1. Extension of enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2016 Section 1 of Public Law 113–198 , as amended by section 1 of Public Law 114–112 , is amended— (1) in the heading, by striking 2015 and inserting 2016 ; and (2) by striking 2015 and inserting 2016 .

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5613 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2016.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Continuing Access to Hospitals Act of 2016 or the CAH Act of 2016 . 2. Extension of enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2016 Section 1 of Public Law 113–198 , as amended by section 1 of Public Law 114–112 , is amended— (1) in the heading, by striking 2014 and 2015 and inserting 2016 ; and (2) by striking and 2015 and inserting , 2015, and 2016 . 3. Report Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (established under section 1805 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395b–6 )) shall submit to Congress a report analyzing the effect of the extension of the enforcement instruction under section 1 of Public Law 113–198 , as amended by section 1 of Public Law 114–112 and section 2 of this Act, on the access to health care by Medicare beneficiaries, on the economic impact and the impact upon hospital staffing needs, and on the quality of health care furnished to such beneficiaries.

Passed the House of Representatives September 21, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5613 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 22, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance AN ACT To provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2016.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Continuing Access to Hospitals Act of 2016 or the CAH Act of 2016 . 2. Extension of enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2016 Section 1 of Public Law 113–198 , as amended by section 1 of Public Law 114–112 , is amended— (1) in the heading, by striking 2014 and 2015 and inserting 2016 ; and (2) by striking and 2015 and inserting , 2015, and 2016 . 3. Report Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (established under section 1805 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395b–6 )) shall submit to Congress a report analyzing the effect of the extension of the enforcement instruction under section 1 of Public Law 113–198 , as amended by section 1 of Public Law 114–112 and section 2 of this Act, on the access to health care by Medicare beneficiaries, on the economic impact and the impact upon hospital staffing needs, and on the quality of health care furnished to such beneficiaries.

Passed the House of Representatives September 21, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk