Critical Access Flexibility Act of 2009
Latest action · Jun 3, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedJun 3, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Critical Access Flexibility Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the Medicare rural hospital flexibility program a state may establish.
Authorizes state designation of a Medicare critical access hospital (CAH), even if it does not comply with the requirement that it be located more than a 35-mile drive from another hospital, if it is certified by the state on or after enactment of this Act as being a necessary provider of health care services to residents in the area. (Thus restores state authority that existed before January 1, 2006, to waive the 35-mile rule.)
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 3, 2009 to Mar 11, 2010; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Original | Jun 3, 2009 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Jun 3, 2009 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Jun 3, 2009 |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Original | Jun 3, 2009 |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Original | Jun 3, 2009 |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Original | Jun 3, 2009 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Jun 11, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Jul 30, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Aug 4, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Sep 22, 2009 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Sep 30, 2009 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Oct 5, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Jun 3, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 3, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Jun 3, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6033)
- Jun 3, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6033 | Mark L. Pryor D-AR | Jun 3, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 111-20 | RECEIVING THE VIEWS AND PRIORITIES OF INTERIOR SECRETARY KEN SALAZAR WITH REGARD TO MATTERS OF INDIAN AFFAIRS45 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | Feb 12, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2692 | CAH Designation Waiver Authority Act of 2009 | Related bill | Jun 3, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore State authority to waive the 35-mile rule for designating critical access hospitals under the Medicare Program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Critical Access Flexibility Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 3, 2009Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
