Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2019 This bill permanently extends the rule to not enforce the Medicare direct-supervision requirements for outpatient, therapeutic services at critical access hospitals and small, rural hospitals. Such rule permits therapeutic services to be administered at such hospitals outside a physician or nonphysician practitioner's presence.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2048)
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2048)
Health
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
Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-895| Senate
| Updated: 3/27/2019
Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2019 This bill permanently extends the rule to not enforce the Medicare direct-supervision requirements for outpatient, therapeutic services at critical access hospitals and small, rural hospitals. Such rule permits therapeutic services to be administered at such hospitals outside a physician or nonphysician practitioner's presence.
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