Rural Health Care Access Act of 2022
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Oct 31, 2022)
Rural Health Care Access Act of 2022
This bill eliminates certain criteria that hospitals must meet in order to qualify as critical access hospitals that receive special payment under Medicare.
Specifically, the bill eliminates the requirement that a hospital must either (1) be located more than 35 miles (15 miles in mountainous regions or areas with only secondary roads) from another hospital, or (2) have been certified prior to January 1, 2006, by the state as a necessary provider of services in the area.
What just happenedOct 31, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseOct 31, 2022
- Oct 31, 2022IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Ways and Means Committee - Oct 31, 2022IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Oct 31, 2022IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House