Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act

Bill: 119-hr-3022
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5]
Introduced: 2025-04-24
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2025-04-24
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: 2025-04-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act</b></p> <p>This bill repeals provisions under the Stark law (i.e., the Physician Self-Referral Law) that require rural providers and physician-owned hospitals to meet certain additional criteria in order to be excepted under the Stark law.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill repeals provisions that require hospitals to meet the following criteria: </p> <ul> <li>the hospital had physician ownership or investment and a Medicare provider agreement as of December 31, 2010;</li> <li>the hospital does not expand the number of operating rooms, procedure rooms, or beds beyond the number in existence as of March 23, 2010, with limited exceptions; </li> <li>the hospital discloses certain information regarding physician ownership and investments to patients, the public, and the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services;</li> <li>the hospital does not offer certain financial opportunities, and the percentage of ownership or investments does not exceed that in effect as of March 23, 2010; </li> <li>the hospital discloses certain information to patients relating to the availability of physicians and makes alternative arrangements when necessary; and</li> <li>the hospital was not converted from an ambulatory surgical center on or after March 23, 2010.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3022 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 24, 2025 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 Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act . 2. Repealing requirements for hospitals to qualify for rural provider and hospital exception to ownership or investment prohibition Section 1877 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395nn ) is amended— (1) 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); (2) 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 (3) by striking subsection (i).