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Rural ER Access Act

USA119th CongressHR-772| House 
| Updated: 1/28/2025
Mark E. Green

Mark E. Green

Republican Representative

Tennessee

Ways and Means Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise Medicare regulations within 60 days of its enactment. Its primary purpose is to eliminate a specific geographic requirement for off-campus facilities and organizations seeking provider-based status under the Medicare program. The legislation removes the rule mandating that these facilities be located within a 35-mile radius of a hospital or critical access hospital campus. This change is intended to broaden eligibility for provider-based status, potentially enhancing healthcare access, especially in rural communities.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-5754
Rural ER Access Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-1129
Rural ER Access Act
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-5754
    Rural ER Access Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-1129
    Rural ER Access Act


  • January 28, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • January 28, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Health

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth facilities and institutionsHospital careMedicareRural conditions and development

Rural ER Access Act

USA119th CongressHR-772| House 
| Updated: 1/28/2025
This bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise Medicare regulations within 60 days of its enactment. Its primary purpose is to eliminate a specific geographic requirement for off-campus facilities and organizations seeking provider-based status under the Medicare program. The legislation removes the rule mandating that these facilities be located within a 35-mile radius of a hospital or critical access hospital campus. This change is intended to broaden eligibility for provider-based status, potentially enhancing healthcare access, especially in rural communities.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-5754
Rural ER Access Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-1129
Rural ER Access Act
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-5754
    Rural ER Access Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-1129
    Rural ER Access Act


  • January 28, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • January 28, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mark E. Green

Mark E. Green

Republican Representative

Tennessee

Ways and Means Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth facilities and institutionsHospital careMedicareRural conditions and development