A bill to provide for a permanent extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals.
Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permanently extend the application by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of an instruction against the enforcement of certain physician supervision requirements with respect to outpatient therapeutic services in critical access hospitals and small rural hospitals.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth personnelHome and outpatient careHospital careMedicareRural conditions and development
A bill to provide for a permanent extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals.
USA115th CongressS-243| Senate
| Updated: 1/30/2017
Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permanently extend the application by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of an instruction against the enforcement of certain physician supervision requirements with respect to outpatient therapeutic services in critical access hospitals and small rural hospitals.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth personnelHome and outpatient careHospital careMedicareRural conditions and development