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: full_name: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2015-05-22
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health personnel

Home and outpatient care

Hospital care

Medicare

Rural conditions and development
Latest action: action_date: 2015-12-18
text: Became Public Law No: 114-112.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-22
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
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>

action_date: 2015-07-30
action_desc: Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
text: <p>(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.</p>

action_date: 2015-09-10
action_desc: Passed Senate amended
text: <p>(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.)</p> <p>(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.</p>

action_date: 2015-12-08
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p>(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.)</p> <p>(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.</p>

action_date: 2015-12-18
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p>(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.)</p> <p>(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.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1461 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2015 Mr. Thune (for himself, Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Moran , and Mr. Tester ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 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 .

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 188 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1461 [Report No. 114–109] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2015 Mr. Thune (for himself, Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Moran , Mr. Tester , Ms. Stabenow , Mr. Schumer , Ms. Heitkamp , and Mr. Rounds ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance July 30, 2015 Reported by Mr. Hatch , with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic 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 .

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 inserting and 2015 after 2014 ; and (2) by striking calendar year 2014 and inserting calendar years 2014 and 2015 .

July 30, 2015 Reported with an amendment

tv_txt: 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1461 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 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 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 inserting and 2015 after 2014 ; and (2) by striking calendar year 2014 and inserting calendar years 2014 and 2015 .

Passed the Senate September 10, 2015. Secretary

tv_txt: IC 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1461 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 11, 2015 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 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 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 inserting and 2015 after 2014 ; and (2) by striking calendar year 2014 and inserting calendar years 2014 and 2015 .

Passed the Senate September 10, 2015. Julie E. Adams, Secretary

tv_txt: One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America 1st Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen S. 1461 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 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 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 inserting and 2015 after 2014 ; and (2) by striking calendar year 2014 and inserting calendar years 2014 and 2015 .

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate