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-hr-2878
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2015-06-24
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health personnel

Home and outpatient care

Hospital care

Medicare

Rural conditions and development
Latest action: action_date: 2015-07-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-06-24
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 2015.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2878 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 24, 2015 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 2015.

1. Extension of enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2015 Section 1 of Public law 113–198 is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking 2014 and inserting 2015 ; and (2) by striking calendar year 2014 and inserting calendar year 2015 .