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Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act

H.R. 9001 Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX-26) In committee
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  1. Introduced Jul 11
  2. Committee Jul 11
  3. Passed House Next
  4. Passed Senate Not yet
  5. To President Not yet
  6. Law Not yet
Where it stands
In committee, Jul 11, 2024Next: House vote
680d ago Dec 17, 2024: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Summary

This bill amends the Social Security Act to revise certain physician self-referral exemptions for physician-owned hospitals, focusing on rural hospitals and allowing for expansion of existing physician-owned hospitals.

Sec. 2, Revising certain physician self-referral exemptions relating to physician-owned hospitals: This section amends the Social Security Act to create a new definition for 'covered rural hospital' as a hospital located in a rural area and more than a 35-mile drive (or 15-mile drive in mountainous terrain or areas with only secondary roads) from another hospital or critical access hospital. It also modifies existing exemptions to exclude these covered rural hospitals from certain restrictions.

Sec. 2(b), Allowing for expansion of existing physician-owned hospitals: This part amends the Social Security Act to remove the prohibition on expansion for physician-owned hospitals, effective on the date of enactment of this bill.

Summary of the bill text as introduced in House (Jul 11, 2024), generated by SecBot from the official bill text; the Library of Congress summary is not yet published.

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