118th Congress Health
H.R. 3730: Rural Health Clinic Burden Reduction Act
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Summary
This bill makes a series of changes to requirements that apply to rural health clinics under Medicare.
For example, the bill allows rural health clinics that are not directed by physicians to enter into arrangements with physician assistants or nurse practitioners that generally comply with state laws (regarding scope of practice), rather than other specific requirements.
It also specifies that rural health clinics (1) need only have prompt access to clinical laboratory services (as opposed to having to directly provide these services); (2) must be located in a non-urban area with a population that is less than 50,000; (3) may contract with (as opposed to employ) physician assistants or nurse practitioners; and (4) may primarily provide mental health services if located in a designated mental health professional shortage area.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Kelly Armstrong R-NDOriginal
- Earl Blumenauer D-OROriginal
- Jill Tokuda D-HIOriginal
- David Valadao R-CA
- Juan Ciscomani R-AZ
- Jim Costa D-CA
- Brad Finstad R-MN
- Troy Nehls R-TX
- Mark Green R-TN
- Diana Harshbarger R-TN
- Lauren Boebert R-CO
- Tracey Mann R-KS
- Chris Pappas D-NH
- Jerry Carl R-AL
- Garland Barr R-KY
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick D-FL
- Ryan Zinke R-MT
- James Baird R-IN
- Alexander Mooney R-WV
- Rudy Yakym R-IN
- Harriet Hageman R-WY
- Gabriel (Gabe) Vasquez D-NM
- Mike Flood R-NE
- Clay Higgins R-LA
- Valerie Foushee D-NC
- Don Bacon R-NE
- Zachary (Zach) Nunn R-IA
- Harold Rogers R-KY
- Eli Crane R-AZ
Who scored on this bill
- 1Adrian Smith SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reached a cosponsor milestone3 events+12
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History
- Introduced in the House by Adrian Smith.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced in House
- 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.