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Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-3103| Senate 
| Updated: 12/18/2019
Richard J. Durbin

Richard J. Durbin

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (12)
Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Mike Rounds (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Dec 18, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-5481
Introduced in House
Dec 18, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Dec 18, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S7161)
  • December 18, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-5481
    Introduced in House


  • December 18, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 18, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S7161)

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-5481: Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2019
Administrative remediesHealth facilities and institutionsHospital careMedicareRural conditions and developmentState and local government operations

Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-3103| Senate 
| Updated: 12/18/2019
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.
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Timeline
Dec 18, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-5481
Introduced in House
Dec 18, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Dec 18, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S7161)
  • December 18, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-5481
    Introduced in House


  • December 18, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 18, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S7161)
Richard J. Durbin

Richard J. Durbin

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (12)
Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Mike Rounds (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Finance Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-5481: Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesHealth facilities and institutionsHospital careMedicareRural conditions and developmentState and local government operations