H.R. 5613 — what changed
Continuing Access to Hospitals Act of 2016
From Introduced in House to Engrossed in House. 1 section amended and 2 added between Introduced in House and Engrossed in House.
Section 1 Short title
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Section 1 of Public Law 113–198, This Act may be cited as amended by section 1 the “Continuing Access to Hospitals Act of Public Law 114–112, is amended—2016” or the “CAH Act of 2016”.
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in the heading, by striking “2015” and inserting “2016”; and
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by striking “2015” and inserting “2016”.
Sec. 2 Extension of enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2016
addedadded Section 1 of Public Law 113–198, as amended by section 1 of Public Law 114–112, is amended—
added
in the heading, by striking “2014 and 2015” and inserting “2016”; and
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by striking “and 2015” and inserting “, 2015, and 2016”.
Sec. 3 Report
addedadded Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (established under section 1805 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395b–6)) shall submit to Congress a report analyzing the effect of the extension of the enforcement instruction under section 1 of Public Law 113–198, as amended by section 1 of Public Law 114–112 and section 2 of this Act, on the access to health care by Medicare beneficiaries, on the economic impact and the impact upon hospital staffing needs, and on the quality of health care furnished to such beneficiaries.