Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015
Latest action · Mar 30, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedJan 6, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the 96-hour physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services under which a physician must certify that a patient may reasonably be expected to be discharged or transferred to a hospital within 96 hours after admission to the critical access hospital.
Cosponsors 96
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 6, 2015 to Dec 1, 2016; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Jan 6, 2015 |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Original | Jan 6, 2015 |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Original | Jan 6, 2015 |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Original | Jan 6, 2015 |
| R-KS | Tim Huelskamp | Jan 9, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Jan 13, 2015 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Jan 13, 2015 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Jan 13, 2015 | |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Jan 13, 2015 | |
| R-WI | Sean P. Duffy | Jan 13, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Jan 16, 2015 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jan 16, 2015 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Jan 16, 2015 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Jan 21, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jan 21, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Jan 28, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Feb 2, 2015 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Feb 2, 2015 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Feb 2, 2015 | |
| R-KS | Mike Pompeo | Feb 2, 2015 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Feb 2, 2015 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Feb 10, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Feb 10, 2015 | |
| R-IA | Rod Blum | Feb 10, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Roger Williams | Feb 10, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Feb 10, 2015 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Feb 11, 2015 | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Feb 11, 2015 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Feb 12, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Richard M. Nolan | Feb 13, 2015 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Feb 24, 2015 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Feb 26, 2015 | |
| R-MT | Ryan K. Zinke | Mar 4, 2015 | |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Mar 16, 2015 | |
| R-SD | Kristi L. Noem | Mar 16, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Luke Messer | Mar 16, 2015 | |
| R-IA | David Young | Mar 23, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Mar 23, 2015 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Mar 23, 2015 | |
| R-NH | Frank C. Guinta | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Apr 22, 2015 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Apr 29, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | May 1, 2015 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | May 13, 2015 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | May 13, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | May 13, 2015 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | May 15, 2015 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | May 18, 2015 | |
| R-MI | Dan Benishek | May 19, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Jun 4, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| R-LA | Ralph Lee Abraham | Jun 12, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Jun 17, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 23, 2015 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 8, 2015 | |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Jul 9, 2015 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Jul 13, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Jul 14, 2015 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Jul 16, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jul 21, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Jul 21, 2015 | |
| R-NV | Joseph J. Heck | Jul 21, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Jul 21, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Jul 23, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| R-TN | Diane Black | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Mac Thornberry | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | Aug 4, 2015 | |
| R-WV | Evan H. Jenkins | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| R-NC | Renee L. Ellmers | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Sep 17, 2015 | |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Sep 28, 2015 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Oct 21, 2015 | |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Oct 21, 2015 | |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Oct 23, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Oct 23, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Nov 19, 2015 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Feb 11, 2016 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Mar 3, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | Apr 15, 2016 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Apr 15, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Jun 21, 2016 | |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Jul 6, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Will Hurd | Jul 6, 2016 | |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Sep 28, 2016 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Dec 1, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jan 6, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 30, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 30, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 6, 2015Introduced in House
- Jan 6, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 1, January 6, 2015, page H48.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016529 pages | Appropriations Committee | Dec 2, 2016 |
| — | RURAL HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES CREATED BY MEDICARE REGULATIONS119 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Jul 28, 2015 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 258 | Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015 | Identical bill | Jan 27, 2015 |
| S 3435 | Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2016 | Related bill | Sep 28, 2016 |
| HR 5507 | Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2018 | Reintroduced Bill | Apr 19, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the 96-hour physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 6, 2015Introduced in House
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.
