3.0.0 3631 2023-01-11T13:42:44Z 2023-01-11T13:42:44Z Senate S 2020-05-06 116 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-05-06T20:31:35Z 2020-05-06 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2020-05-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001197 Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE] Ben Sasse R NE N Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Hospital care Infectious and parasitic diseases Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicaid Medicare Nursing Rural conditions and development Health 00 2020-05-06 Introduced in Senate 2020-07-21T21:18:49Z Relief for Rural Providers During Emergencies Act

This bill waives several requirements and establishes certain minimum funding for rural health care providers during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

Among other things, the bill maintains a provider's eligibility to participate in the 340B drug pricing program (i.e., a program that allows providers to receive covered outpatient drugs at reduced prices from manufacturers) for the duration of the public health emergency if the provider was already participating before the emergency began. The bill also requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to temporarily waive specified requirements for Medicare and Medicaid providers and services, including certain criteria for critical access hospital certification and coverage of post-hospital care in skilled nursing facilities.

Additionally, the bill retroactively requires that at least 20% of appropriations to the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act relating to COVID-19 provider assistance be distributed to rural health care providers.

]]> Relief for Rural Providers During Emergencies Act Display Title Relief for Rural Providers During Emergencies Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Relief for Rural Providers During Emergencies Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide relief for rural providers during the national emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3631is/xml/BILLS-116s3631is.xml 2020-05-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.