House bill HR538-119

Ways and Means Committee

Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2025

• Last activity on Jan 16, 2025

• Introduced Jan 16, 2025

• By Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]

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Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2025

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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Jan. 16 2025	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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House bill HR538-119

Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2025

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