To provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2017.

Bill: 115-hr-4520
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2017-12-01
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health personnel

Home and outpatient care

Hospital care

Medicare

Rural conditions and development
Latest action: action_date: 2017-12-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-12-01
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 2017.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4520 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 1, 2017 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 2017.

1. Extension of enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2017 Section 1 of Public Law 113–198 , as amended by section 1 of Public Law 114–112 and section 16004 of Public Law 114–255 , is amended— (1) in the heading, by striking 2016 and inserting 2017 ; and (2) by striking and 2016 and inserting 2016, and 2017 .