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S. 258

Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015

Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the 96-hour physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services under which 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.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS](R-KS)Sponsor
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  1. IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Finance Committee
  2. IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate

Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015 — Informed