H.R. 538: Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2025
Latest action, January 16, 2025: Introduced in House
Official summary
Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2025 This bill repeals the 96-hour physician-certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services under Medicare. Under current law, as a condition for Medicare payment for such services, a physician must certify that a patient may reasonably be expected to be discharged or transferred to a hospital within 96 hours after admission to the critical access hospital.