S. 307 · 111th Congress
Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2009
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Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to state Medicare rural hospital flexibility programs, in particular the criteria for designation of critical access hospitals.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jan 22, 2009
Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to state Medicare rural hospital flexibility programs, in particular the criteria for designation of critical access hospitals.
Revises requirements for the counting of beds for purposes of determining whether a hospital may be designated as a critical access hospital. Allows a facility to provide a maximum of 20 (currently 25) acute care inpatient beds, as determined on an annual, average basis. Declares that only occupied beds shall be counted.
Exempts from the critical access hospital inpatient bed limitation beds provided to certain veterans.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2009
Latest action (Jan 22, 2009): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S791-792)
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 22, 2009
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.