HR 7931 United States House · 118th Congress

PEAKS Act

This bill updates distance requirements for critical access hospitals (CAHs) in rural or mountainous areas. It changes the standard from a 35-mile drive to a 15-mile drive for ambulance services and CAH designation eligibility. Hospitals already designated as CAHs that met the previous 15-mile requirement (for mountainous terrain or secondary roads) can maintain their status even if they later expand within 10-15 miles of their original location. The changes take effect January 1, 2025, directly affecting rural hospitals providing essential emergency care in remote regions.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Apr 2024

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Introduced Apr 10, 2024 Last action Dec 27, 2024

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Dec 27, 2024

Lower · Passed

Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

lower

Dec 27, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-955, Part I.

lower

May 8, 2024

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 18.

lower

May 8, 2024

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

lower

May 7, 2024

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee on Health Discharged

lower

Apr 12, 2024

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Apr 10, 2024

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

lower

Apr 10, 2024

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors