3.0.0 3859 2021-04-19T17:32:49Z 2021-04-19T17:32:49Z House H HR 2012-02-01 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:H.R. 3859.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, clause 3 to regulateCommerce with foreign nations and among the several States.[Page H374]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2012-02-09T22:53:03Z Referred to 2012-02-01T15:01:05Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-02-01T15:01:00Z Medicare Ambulance Access Preservation Act of 2011 112 1005 HR 2011-03-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2011 112 1044 HR 2011-03-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2011 112 2267 HR 2011-07-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Rural Hospital and Provider Equity and 340B Improvement Act of 2012 112 5194 HR 2012-05-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Rural Hospital and Provider Equity and 340B Improvement Act of 2012 112 5624 HR 2012-05-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2011 112 227 S 2011-01-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Medicare Ambulance Access Preservation Act of 2011 112 424 S 2011-03-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011 112 1680 S 2011-10-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2012-02-09 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2012-02-01 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2012-02-01 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2012-02-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-02-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA 5 N T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 1 2012-02-01 True K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2012-02-01 True R000573 Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4] MIKE ROSS D AR 4 2012-02-06 False E000172 Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8] JO EMERSON R MO ANN 8 2012-02-06 False L000570 Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] Ben Lujan D NM R. 3 2012-02-14 False L000111 Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] TOM LATHAM R IA 4 2012-03-06 False W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2012-11-02 False Health Advisory bodies Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Home and outpatient care Hospital care Medical tests and diagnostic methods Medicare Nursing Rural conditions and development State and local government operations Wages and earnings Health 00 2012-02-01 Introduced in House 2012-03-23T19:23:10Z Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2012 - Expresses the sense of the Senate that residents of rural and frontier communities should have access to affordable, quality health care.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to: (1) the Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH) adjustment for rural hospitals, (2) extension of the temporary increase in payments to certain rural hospitals (Medicare hold harmless provision), (3) the Medicare inpatient hospital payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals, (4) Medicare wage index reclassifications for certain hospitals, (5) Medicare reasonable costs payments for certain clinical diagnostic laboratory tests furnished to hospitals in certain rural areas, (6) elimination of the isolation test for the cost-based ambulance reimbursement for critical access hospitals, (7) the Medicare incentive payment program for physician scarcity areas, (8) extension of the 1.00 floor on Medicare work geographic adjustment to payments for physician services, (9) Medicare home health care planning, (10) rural health clinics, (11) a temporary Medicare payment increase for home health services furnished in a rural area, and (12) extension of increased Medicare payments for rural ground ambulance services.

Amends the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 to provide for the extension of the payment for the technical component of certain physician pathology services under Medicare.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to encourage and facilitate the adoption of provisions allowing for multi state practitioner practice across state lines.

Extends Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) coverage and payment, on a reasonable cost basis, to anesthesia services furnished by a physician anesthesiologist in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as payment is made for anesthesia services furnished by a certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) in such hospitals.

Establishes the floor at 1.00 on the practice expense geographic index for services furnished during a specified period in certain rural areas outside of frontier states under the Medicare physician fee schedule.

Revises the standard for designation of sole community hospitals.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for grants to states for operation of offices of rural health.

Requires the proportion of members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MEDPAC) who represent the interests of health care providers and Medicare beneficiaries located in rural areas to be no less than the proportion of the total number of Medicare beneficiaries who reside in rural areas.]]> Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2012 Display Title Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2012-02-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3859ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3859ih.xml 2012-02-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.