HARMON Oklahoma Act
Latest action · Oct 27, 2021 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.
- IntroducedOct 27, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Helping Account for Rural Medical Outpatient Needs in Oklahoma Act or the HARMON Oklahoma Act
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to continue to allow Harmon Memorial Hospital in Hollis, Oklahoma, to retain its designation as a critical access hospital and to seek designation as a rural emergency hospital under Medicare after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, as specified in a prior letter sent to the hospital. The bill also requires the CMS to issue final regulations implementing the newly created Medicare rural emergency hospital program by November 1, 2022.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 27, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | Oct 27, 2021 |
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 Oct 27, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Oct 27, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5753 | HARMON Oklahoma Act | Identical bill | Oct 28, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to assist in the transition of a certain hospital to a Medicare rural emergency hospital, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- HARMON Oklahoma Act
- Helping Account for Rural Medical Outpatient Needs in Oklahoma Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2021Introduced in Senate
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