Enhanced Options for Rural Health Care Act of 2006
Latest action · Sep 25, 2006 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1826-1827)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 21, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Enhanced Options for Rural Health Care Act of 2006 - Amends part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide that nothing in such title shall be construed as preventing a critical access hospital from using any of its designated number of beds to provide assisted living or from accepting private payments for related services.
Declares that such use shall not increase the total number of beds that the facility may have and maintain its designation as such a hospital.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 25, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1826-1827)
- Sep 21, 2006Introduced in House
- Sep 21, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 21, 2006Introduced in House
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