Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015
Latest action · Feb 5, 2016 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.
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2015
- Passed SenateJan 20, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015
This bill amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to extend the period of the Medicare rural community hospital demonstration program from 5 to 10 years.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall allow certain rural community hospitals participating in the demonstration program as of December 30, 2014, to continue during the second five years of the 10-year extension period.
HHS shall solicit applications to select up to the maximum number of additional rural community hospitals located in any state to participate in this demonstration program for the second five years of the ten-year extension period without exceeding the applicable limitation (30).
In determining which applicant rural community hospitals to select for participation in the demonstration program, HHS:
- shall give priority to hospitals located in one of the 20 states with the lowest population densities; and
- may consider closures of hospitals located in rural areas in the state in which the hospital is located during the 5-year period immediately preceding the enactment of this Act, as well as the population density of the state.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2015 to Feb 25, 2016, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Feb 27, 2015 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Feb 27, 2015 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Feb 27, 2015 |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Mar 3, 2015 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Mar 3, 2015 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | Mar 26, 2015 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Apr 16, 2015 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Apr 27, 2015 | |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Apr 30, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Al Franken | May 5, 2015 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | May 6, 2015 | |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | May 7, 2015 | |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | May 21, 2015 | |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Jun 15, 2015 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Feb 25, 2016 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 5, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 25, 2016Received in the House.
- Jan 25, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Jan 21, 2016Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jan 20, 2016Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S138-139; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S138)
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 2952 | To improve the bill. | Chuck Grassley R-IA | Amendment SA 2952 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 34 | 21st Century Cures Act | Related bill | Dec 13, 2016 |
| HR 672 | Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015 | Identical bill | Feb 12, 2015 |
| HR 5273 | Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016 | Related bill | Jun 8, 2016 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 25, 2016Referred in House
- Jan 20, 2016Engrossed in Senate
- Jul 30, 2015Reported to Senate
- Feb 27, 2015Introduced in Senate
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