To provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2021.

Bill: 116-hr-3431
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2019-06-24
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health personnel

Home and outpatient care

Hospital care

Medicare

Rural conditions and development
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill extends the instruction from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for contractors not to enforce the requirements for direct physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2021.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3431 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 24, 2019 Mrs. Axne (for herself and Mr. Smith of Nebraska ) 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 2021.

1. Extension of enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2021 Section 1 of Public Law 113–198 , as amended by section 1 of Public Law 114–112 , section 16004 of Public Law 114–255 , and section 51007 of Public Law 115–123 , is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking 2017 and inserting 2021 ; and (2) by striking and 2017 and inserting , 2017, 2020, and 2021 .