H.R.2191

Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act

Introduced·3/18/25

Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act revises physician self-referral exemptions for physician-owned hospitals.

The Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act amends the Social Security Act to modify physician self-referral exemptions for physician-owned hospitals. It excludes certain rural hospitals from these exemptions and allows for the expansion of existing physician-owned hospitals. The bill defines a "covered rural hospital" as one located in a rural area and more than 35 miles from another hospital or critical access hospital, or 15 miles in areas with mountainous terrain or limited road access.

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History

Mar 18, 2025

House

Introduced in House

Mar 18, 2025

House

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.