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S.895 - Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2019116th Congress (2019-2020)

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Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (Introduced 03/27/2019)
Committees: Senate - Finance
Latest Action: Senate - 03/27/2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2048)  (All Actions)

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Introduced in Senate (03/27/2019)

Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2019

This bill permanently extends the rule to not enforce the Medicare direct-supervision requirements for outpatient, therapeutic services at critical access hospitals and small, rural hospitals. Such rule permits therapeutic services to be administered at such hospitals outside a physician or nonphysician practitioner's presence.