119th Congress Health
H.R. 2191: Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act
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Summary
This bill expands flexibilities for physicians and physician-owned hospitals under the Stark law (i.e., the Physician Self-Referral Law).
The Stark law generally prohibits physicians from referring patients to receive services that are payable under Medicare or Medicaid from entities in which the physician or an immediate family member has a financial relationship. The bill allows physicians or their immediate family members to have financial interests in rural hospitals that are located more than 35 miles (or 15 miles in certain mountainous areas or areas with only secondary roads) from a hospital or critical access hospital.
The Stark law also generally prohibits physician-owned hospitals from expanding the number of operating rooms, procedure rooms, or beds beyond the number in existence as of March 23, 2010, in order to be excepted under the Stark law. The bill removes this restriction.
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
- Troy Balderson R-OHOriginal
- J. Correa D-CAOriginal
- Donald Davis D-NCOriginal
- Neal Dunn R-FLOriginal
- Vicente Gonzalez D-TXOriginal
- Kevin Hern R-OKOriginal
- John Joyce R-PAOriginal
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks R-IAOriginal
- August Pfluger R-TXOriginal
- Austin Scott R-GAOriginal
- David Valadao R-CAOriginal
- Randy Weber R-TXOriginal
- Rudy Yakym R-INOriginal
- Rich McCormick R-GA
- Joe Wilson R-SC
- Andy Harris R-MD
- Beth Van Duyne R-TX
- Gabe Evans R-CO
- Pete Sessions R-TX
- Jill Tokuda D-HI
- Clay Higgins R-LA
- Robert Onder R-MO
- Stephanie Bice R-OK
- Ami Bera D-CA
- Victoria Spartz R-IN
- Michael Cloud R-TX
- Julie Johnson D-TX
- Mike Kennedy R-UT
- Nathaniel Moran R-TX
- Lloyd Smucker R-PA
- Michael Rulli R-OH
- Earl Carter R-GA
- Clarence Owens R-UT
Who scored on this bill
- 1H. Griffith SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reached a cosponsor milestone3 events+12
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History
- Introduced in the House by H. Griffith.
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- 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.