3.0.0 1405 2023-01-13T04:50:25Z 2023-01-13T04:50:25Z Senate S S 2005-07-14 109 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-07-14T21:30:23Z Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2005 109 3373 HR 2005-07-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2005-07-14 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8319-8320) IntroReferral 2005-07-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8318-8319) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-07-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress N000180 Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] E. Nelson D NE Benjamin N S000059 Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] RICK SANTORUM R PA 2005-07-14 True C001042 Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] JON CORZINE D NJ S. 2005-07-14 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2005-07-25 False B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2005-07-25 False B001066 Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY] JIM BUNNING R KY 2005-07-29 False P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2005-09-06 False C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2005-09-06 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2005-09-06 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2005-09-06 False H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2005-09-06 False S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2005-09-14 False D000596 Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] MARK DAYTON D MN 2005-09-14 False W000154 Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] JOHN WARNER R VA WILLIAM 2005-09-14 False A000121 Sen. Allen, George [R-VA] GEORGE ALLEN R VA F. 2005-09-14 False I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2005-09-20 False J000072 Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] JAMES JEFFORDS I VT MERRILL 2005-09-28 False A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2005-09-28 False L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2005-09-28 False K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2005-10-19 False R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2005-10-19 False B001126 Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] CONRAD BURNS R MT R. 2005-10-19 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2005-10-19 False C001040 Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI] LINCOLN CHAFEE R RI D. 2005-10-20 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2005-12-21 False I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2006-04-04 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2006-04-04 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2006-12-07 False Health Access to health care Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Case mix (Medical care) Department of Health and Human Services Disabled Federal advisory bodies Government Operations and Politics Hospital rates Hospitals Law Medical research Medicare Quality of care Rehabilitation of the disabled Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Health 00 2005-07-14 Introduced in Senate 2005-09-01T19:21:58Z Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2005 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services, during the period between July 1, 2005, and the date two years after the enactment of this Act, from: (1) requiring a compliance rate, pursuant to the criterion (commonly known as the "75 percent rule") used to determine whether a hospital or hospital unit is an inpatient rehabilitation facility, that is greater than the 50 percent compliance threshold that became effective on July 1, 2004; (2) changing the designation of any inpatient rehabilitation facility in compliance with the 50 percent threshold; or (3) conducting medical necessity review of inpatient rehabilitation facilities using any guidelines other than the national criteria established in the Medicare Benefits Policy Manual.

Directs the Secretary to establish procedures for: (1) making any necessary retroactive adjustment to restore the status of a facility as an inpatient rehabilitation facility as a result of this Act; (2) making any necessary payments to inpatient rehabilitation facilities based on such adjustment for discharges occurring on or after July 1, 2005, and before enactment of this Act; and (3) developing and implementing an appeals process that provides for expedited review of any adjustment to the status of a facility as an inpatient rehabilitation facility made during such period

Directs the Secretary to establish the National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation to provide advice and recommendations to: (1) Congress and the Secretary concerning the coverage of rehabilitation services under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act; and (2) appropriate federal agencies on how best to utilize available research funds and authorities focused on medical rehabilitation research.

]]> Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2005 Display Title Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to extend the 50 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility and to establish the National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2005 Introduced in Senate 2005-07-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s1405is/xml/BILLS-109s1405is.xml 2005-07-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8319-8320) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.