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Jan 28, 2025
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Jan 28, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
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<p><b>Rural ER Access Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to repeal regulations that require off-campus facilities to be located within 35 miles of the main hospital or critical access hospital in order to receive provider-based status under Medicare (i.e., to be considered as hospital outpatient departments for purposes of Medicare payment).</p>
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Type: IntroReferral
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Jan 28, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced in House
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Jan 28, 2025
Introduced in House
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Jan 28, 2025
Subjects (7)
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Health
(Policy Area)
Health facilities and institutions
Hospital care
Medicare
Rural conditions and development
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Jan 28, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 6:19 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 772 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 772
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise
regulations to remove the requirement under the Medicare program that
an off-campus facility or organization shall be located within a 35-
mile radius of a hospital or critical access hospital.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 28, 2025
Mr. Green of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to
the Committee on Ways and Means, 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
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise
regulations to remove the requirement under the Medicare program that
an off-campus facility or organization shall be located within a 35-
mile radius of a hospital or critical access hospital.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 772 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 772
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise
regulations to remove the requirement under the Medicare program that
an off-campus facility or organization shall be located within a 35-
mile radius of a hospital or critical access hospital.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 28, 2025
Mr. Green of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to
the Committee on Ways and Means, 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
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise
regulations to remove the requirement under the Medicare program that
an off-campus facility or organization shall be located within a 35-
mile radius of a hospital or critical access hospital.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may cited as the ``Rural ER Access Act''.
SEC. 2.
APPLICABLE TO OFF-CAMPUS FACILITIES OR ORGANIZATIONS.
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall revise
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall revise
section 413.
(e)
(3)
(i) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any
successor regulation), to remove the requirement under the Medicare
program that an off-campus facility or organization shall be located
within a 35-mile radius of the campus of a hospital or critical access
hospital that is the potential main provider to meet the location
requirements to be eligible for provider-based status.
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