Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2023

United States118th CongressHR-1565House of Representatives
Updated: Dec 17, 2024

Summary

Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2023 This bill repeals the 96-hour physician-certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services under Medicare. Under current law, as a condition for Medicare payment for such services, a physician must certify that a patient may reasonably be expected to be discharged or transferred to a hospital within 96 hours after admission to the critical access hospital.

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Timeline

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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