3.0.0 4553 2023-01-11T13:32:07Z 2023-01-11T13:32:07Z House HR 2016-02-12 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 26 (Friday, February 12, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HARPER:H.R. 4553.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII[Page H817]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2016-02-19T14:36:50Z Referred to 2016-02-12T14:01:20Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2016-02-17T21:14:24Z Referred to 2016-02-12T14:01:15Z 2016-02-19 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2016-02-17 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2016-02-12 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 2016-02-12 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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-A 9 Library of Congress 2016-02-12 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 2016-02-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-02-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001045 Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] Gregg Harper R MS 3 N L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 2016-02-12 True P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2016-02-12 True P000601 Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] Steven Palazzo R MS M. 4 2016-02-12 True K000388 Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] Trent Kelly R MS 1 2016-02-12 True T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2016-02-12 True M001180 Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] David McKinley R WV B. 1 2016-02-24 False C001096 Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] Kevin Cramer R ND 0 2016-03-15 False L000566 Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] Robert Latta R OH E. 5 2016-04-14 False F000460 Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] Blake Farenthold R TX 27 2016-04-18 False G000546 Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] SAM GRAVES R MO 6 2016-04-19 False K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2016-05-16 False K000368 Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] Ann Kirkpatrick D AZ 1 2016-05-24 False Health Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Home and outpatient care Hospital care Medicaid Medicare Health 00 2016-02-12 Introduced in House 2016-12-06T17:33:24Z Critical Access and Rural Equity Act of 2016 or the CARE Act of 2016

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to specify that, for purposes of determining Medicare payment and reasonable costs for both inpatient and outpatient critical access hospital (CAH) services, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall recognize as allowable costs those related to specified emergency, diagnostic, anesthetist, community health, and off-campus clinical services.

Furthermore, in determining payment and reasonable costs for both inpatient and outpatient CAH services, CMS shall not disallow payment to a CAH on the basis that such payment offsets the cost of a current permissible health care-related tax imposed on and paid by the CAH. CMS must make specified payment adjustments to account for such a tax. 

Generally, under current law, a facility must be located beyond a specified driving distance from another hospital or facility in order to be designated as a CAH. The bill specifies that this requirement does not apply with respect to a CAH's off-campus provider-based clinic.

Current law further requires a facility to provide certain 24-hour emergency care services as a condition of designation as a CAH. The bill allows CMS to waive this requirement with respect to a facility that coordinates with a nearby facility or hospital that provides such services.

]]> CARE Act of 2016 Display Title CARE Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify reasonable costs for critical access hospital payments under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced CARE Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced Critical Access and Rural Equity Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4553ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4553ih.xml 2016-02-19 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.