HARMON Oklahoma Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Oct 27, 2021)
Helping Account for Rural Medical Outpatient Needs in Oklahoma Act or the HARMON Oklahoma Act
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to continue to allow Harmon Memorial Hospital in Hollis, Oklahoma, to retain its designation as a critical access hospital and to seek designation as a rural emergency hospital under Medicare after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, as specified in a prior letter sent to the hospital. The bill also requires the CMS to issue final regulations implementing the newly created Medicare rural emergency hospital program by November 1, 2022.
What just happenedOct 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateOct 27, 2021
- Oct 27, 2021IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - Oct 27, 2021IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate