To extend the nonenforcement instruction for the Medicare direct supervision requirement for therapeutic hospital outpatient services insofar as it applies to critical access hospitals and rural hospitals, to require a study of the impact on critical access hospitals and rural hospitals of a failure to extend such instruction, and for other purposes.

3.0.0 3769 2023-01-11T13:23:35Z 2023-01-11T13:23:35Z House H HR 2013-12-12 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH of Nebraska:H.R. 3769.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of Congress as enumerated in Article 1, Section 8,Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.[Page H8111]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2013-12-13T16:49:00Z Referred to 2013-12-12T15:06:20Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-12-12T15:06:25Z 2013-12-13 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2013-12-12 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 2013-12-12 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 2013-12-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-12-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001172 Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] Adrian Smith R NE 3 N J000290 Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] Lynn Jenkins R KS 2 2013-12-12 True L000111 Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3] TOM LATHAM R IA 3 2014-03-12 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2014-03-24 False Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Government studies and investigations Health facilities and institutions Home and outpatient care Hospital care Medicare Rural conditions and development Health

00 2013-12-12 Introduced in House 2014-01-27T17:56:51Z Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), during a specified extension period, to extend the therapy supervision nonenforcement instruction (the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals, as extended for calendar year 2013 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services).

Directs the Secretary to study the impact (including the economic impact and the impact upon hospital staffing needs, if any) on critical access hospitals and small rural hospitals of not extending the therapy supervision nonenforcement instruction.

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To extend the nonenforcement instruction for the Medicare direct supervision requirement for therapeutic hospital outpatient services insofar as it applies to critical access hospitals and rural hospitals, to require a study of the impact on critical access hospitals and rural hospitals of a failure to extend such instruction, and for other purposes. Display Title To extend the nonenforcement instruction for the Medicare direct supervision requirement for therapeutic hospital outpatient services insofar as it applies to critical access hospitals and rural hospitals, to require a study of the impact on critical access hospitals and rural hospitals of a failure to extend such instruction, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To extend the nonenforcement instruction for the Medicare direct supervision requirement for therapeutic hospital outpatient services insofar as it applies to critical access hospitals and rural hospitals, to require a study of the impact on critical access hospitals and rural hospitals of a failure to extend such instruction, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2013-12-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr3769ih/xml/BILLS-113hr3769ih.xml 2013-12-13 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.