Supporting Access to Rural Community Hospitals Act of 2025

This bill amends Medicare rules to temporarily waive distance requirements for certain rural hospitals seeking critical access hospital designation. Specifically, it allows rural community hospitals participating in a Medicare demonstration program (as of the bill's enactment date) to qualify as critical access hospitals without meeting standard distance criteria during a one-year window starting six months after the bill becomes law. The change directly affects eligible rural hospitals in the Medicare demonstration program, enabling them to maintain or gain critical access status without strict geographic proximity rules. This adjustment updates existing Medicare regulations to provide flexibility for these facilities during a defined transition period.