119th Congress Health
H.R. 538: Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2025
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Summary
This bill repeals the 96-hour physician-certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services under Medicare. Under current law, as a condition for Medicare payment for such services, a physician must certify that a patient may reasonably be expected to be discharged or transferred to a hospital within 96 hours after admission to the critical access hospital.
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Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Terri Sewell D-ALOriginal
- Jack Bergman R-MI
Who scored on this bill
- 1Adrian Smith SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Adrian Smith.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.