Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act

Bill: 118-hr-9001
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2024-07-11
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9001 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 11, 2024 Mr. Burgess (for himself, Mr. Cárdenas , Mr. Griffith , and Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas ) 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 revise certain physician self-referral exemptions relating to physician-owned hospitals.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act . 2. Revising certain physician self-referral exemptions relating to physician-owned hospitals (a) In general Section 1877 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395nn ) is amended— (1) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting (other than a covered rural hospital (as defined in subsection (h))) after a hospital ; and (B) in paragraph (3)(D), by inserting in the case of a hospital other than a covered rural hospital (as defined in subsection (h)), before the hospital ; and (2) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (8) Covered rural hospital The term covered rural hospital means a hospital that— (A) is located in a rural area (as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D)); and (B) as of the date that such hospital enrolls under this title, is located more than a 35-mile drive (or, in the case of mountainous terrain or in areas with only secondary roads available, a 15-mile drive) from a hospital or a critical access hospital. . (b) Allowing for expansion of existing physician-Owned hospitals Section 1877(i) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395nn(i) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking in paragraph (3) and inserting in paragraph (3) or (7) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (7) Sunset of expansion prohibition The requirement described in paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply beginning on the date of the enactment of this paragraph. .