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Feb 12, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Introduced in Senate
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<p><strong>Comprehensive Reimbursement Initiative Targeting Investment and Care in rural Locations or the CRITICAL Act</strong></p><p>This bill increases the Medicare payment rate by 4% for services provided by critical access hospitals in Alaska and Hawaii.</p>
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Feb 12, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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| Code: 10000
Feb 12, 2025
Subjects (9)
Alaska
Hawaii
Health
(Policy Area)
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
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Feb 12, 2025
Feb 12, 2025
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Version: Introduced in Senate
Version Date: Feb 12, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 12, 2025 6:22 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 552 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 552
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the
treatment of critical access hospital services furnished by a critical
access hospital located in a noncontiguous State.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 12, 2025
Mr. Sullivan (for himself and Mr. Schatz) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the
treatment of critical access hospital services furnished by a critical
access hospital located in a noncontiguous State.
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]
[S. 552 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 552
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the
treatment of critical access hospital services furnished by a critical
access hospital located in a noncontiguous State.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 12, 2025
Mr. Sullivan (for himself and Mr. Schatz) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the
treatment of critical access hospital services furnished by a critical
access hospital located in a noncontiguous State.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Reimbursement
Initiative Targeting Investment and Care in rural Locations'' or the
``CRITICAL Act''.
SEC. 2.
NONCONTIGUOUS STATE.
(a) Inpatient Critical Access Hospital Services.--
(a) Inpatient Critical Access Hospital Services.--
Section 1814
(l) (1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.
(l) (1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395f
(l) (1) ) is
amended by inserting ``(or, in the case of inpatient critical access
hospital services furnished on or after January 1, 2026, by a critical
access hospital that is located in a noncontiguous State, 105
percent)'' after ``101 percent''.
(b) Outpatient Critical Access Hospital Services.--
(l) (1) ) is
amended by inserting ``(or, in the case of inpatient critical access
hospital services furnished on or after January 1, 2026, by a critical
access hospital that is located in a noncontiguous State, 105
percent)'' after ``101 percent''.
(b) Outpatient Critical Access Hospital Services.--
Section 1834
(g)
(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.
(g)
(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m
(g)
(1) ) is
amended by inserting ``(or, in the case of outpatient critical access
hospital services furnished on or after January 1, 2026, by a critical
access hospital that is located in a noncontiguous State, 105
percent)'' after ``101 percent''.
(c) Ambulance Services.--
Section 1834
(l) (8) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.
(l) (8) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m
(l) (8) ) is amended by inserting ``(or, in the case
of ambulance services furnished on or after January 1, 2026, by a
critical access hospital that is located in a noncontiguous State or by
an entity that is owned and operated by a critical access hospital that
is located in a noncontiguous State, 105 percent)'' after ``101
percent''.
(d) Skilled Nursing Facility Services.--
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m
(l) (8) ) is amended by inserting ``(or, in the case
of ambulance services furnished on or after January 1, 2026, by a
critical access hospital that is located in a noncontiguous State or by
an entity that is owned and operated by a critical access hospital that
is located in a noncontiguous State, 105 percent)'' after ``101
percent''.
(d) Skilled Nursing Facility Services.--
Section 1883
(a)
(3) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.
(a)
(3) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395tt
(a)
(3) ) is amended by inserting
``(or, in the case of covered skilled nursing facility services
furnished on or after January 1, 2026, under an agreement under this
section by a critical access hospital that is located in a
noncontiguous State, 105 percent)'' after ``101 percent''.
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