Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2019
Latest action · Dec 18, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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.
- IntroducedDec 18, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2019
This bill allows additional hospitals to qualify as critical access hospitals (CAHs) that receive special payment under Medicare.
Currently, in order to qualify as a CAH under Medicare, a hospital must either (1) be located more than 35 miles (or 15 miles in mountainous regions or areas with only secondary roads) from another hospital, or (2) have been certified prior to January 1, 2006, by the state as a necessary provider of services in the area.
The bill allows a hospital to also qualify if the hospital is a small, rural hospital that (1) serves a health professional shortage area, or a high number of low-income individuals or Medicare or Medicaid beneficiaries; (2) has experienced financial losses for two consecutive years; and (3) attests to having a strategic plan to address financial solvency.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 18, 2019 to Sep 23, 2020, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Dec 18, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Dec 18, 2019 |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Feb 6, 2020 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Feb 6, 2020 | |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Feb 11, 2020 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Feb 28, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Fred Keller | Mar 2, 2020 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Mar 2, 2020 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Mar 9, 2020 | |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Mar 9, 2020 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | May 5, 2020 | |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | May 15, 2020 | |
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Jun 11, 2020 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jun 11, 2020 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Jun 18, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2019Introduced in House
- Dec 18, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3103 | Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Dec 18, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2019Introduced in House
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