Flexibility in Hospital Ownership Act

Bill: 117-hr-8132
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5]
Introduced: 2022-06-16
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Financial services and investments

Government information and archives

Health facilities and institutions

Health personnel

Home and outpatient care

Rural conditions and development
Latest action: action_date: 2022-06-16
text: 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-06-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Flexibility in Hospital Ownership Act</b></p> <p>This bill repeals provisions under the Stark law (i.e., the Physician Self-Referral Law) that (1) require rural providers and physician-owned hospitals to meet certain additional criteria in order to be excepted under the Stark law (e.g., restrictions on facility expansion), and (2) require physicians to provide certain notices to patients in conjunction with referrals for radiology services at group practices in order for such services to be considered excepted in-office ancillary services.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8132 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 16, 2022 Mrs. Spartz 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 amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Obamacare ban on provider-owned hospitals, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flexibility in Hospital Ownership Act . 2. Repealing requirements for Hospitals To Qualify for Rural Provider and Hospital Exception to Ownership or Investment Prohibition and disclosure requirements for in-office ancillary services exception to self-referral prohibition for certain imaging services Section 1877 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395nn ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(2), in the matter following subparagraph (B), by striking the last sentence; (2) in subsection (d)(2)— (A) in subparagraph (A), at the end, by inserting and ; (B) in subparagraph (B), at the end, by striking ; and and inserting a period; and (C) by striking subparagraph (C); (3) in subsection (d)(3)— (A) in subparagraph (B), at the end, by inserting and ; (B) in subparagraph (C), at the end, by striking ; and and inserting a period; and (C) by striking subparagraph (D); and (4) by striking subsection (i).