HR 6700 United States House · 117th Congress

Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2022

Summary
Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2022 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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Feb 2022
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Introduced Feb 9, 2022 Last action Feb 9, 2022
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Feb 9, 2022
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Feb 9, 2022
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