3.0.0 6693 2023-01-11T13:43:01Z 2023-01-11T13:43:01Z House HR 2020-05-01 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 82 (Friday, May 1, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. THOMPSON of California:H.R. 6693.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:ARTICLE I[Page H1973]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-05-01T16:03:10Z 2020-05-01 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2020-05-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-05-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 5 N S001185 Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] Terri Sewell D AL A. 7 2020-06-04 False Health Health facilities and institutions Health programs administration and funding Hospital care Medicare State and local government operations Health 00 2020-05-01 Introduced in House 2020-06-03T20:50:21Z Critical Access Hospital Expansion Act of 2020

This bill allows states to certify additional hospitals as necessary providers of services that may qualify as critical access hospitals (CAHs) under Medicare. Currently, a hospital must have been certified prior to January 1, 2006, in order to qualify as a CAH and accordingly receive special payment under Medicare.

]]> Critical Access Hospital Expansion Act of 2020 Display Title Critical Access Hospital Expansion Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow States to certify certain hospitals as necessary providers for purposes of designating such hospitals as critical access hospitals under the Medicare program. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Critical Access Hospital Expansion Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6693ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6693ih.xml 2020-05-01 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 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.