Bill Detail
H.R. 772
Congress: 119
Title
Rural ER Access Act
Summary
Rural ER Access Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to repeal regulations that require off-campus facilities to be located within 35 miles of the main hospital or critical access hospital in order to receive provider-based status under Medicare (i.e., to be considered as hospital outpatient departments for purposes of Medicare payment).
Sponsor
Rep. Mark Green [R-TN-7]
Status
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.
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Introduced
2025-01-28
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Bill Engagement
Rural ER Access Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to repeal regulations that require off-campus facilities to be located within 35 miles of the…
Lobbyists on the case
- American College of Emergency Physicians1 filing · 5 lobs
- Hanna Ahmaripour2026 Q1American College of Emergency Physicians · Congressional Lobbyist
- Fred Essis2026 Q1American College of Emergency Physicians · Congressional Lobbyist
- Ryan McBride2026 Q1American College of Emergency Physicians · Congressional Affairs Director
- Jeanne Slade2026 Q1American College of Emergency Physicians · Director, NEMPAC and ACEP Grassroots Advocacy
- Laura Wooster2026 Q1American College of Emergency Physicians · Senior Vice President, Advocacy and Practice Affairs