legislation: 115-s-3768
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| 115-s-3768 | 115 | s | 3768 | Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2018 | Health | 2018-12-18 | 2018-12-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] | KS | R | R000307 | 9 | Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2018 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. | 2023-01-11T13:40:39Z |