Introduced
S. 1960
Introduced in Senate · June 12, 2025June 5, 2025
Mrs. Capito (for herself, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Justice, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Barrasso) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the continued designation of hospitals that met mountainous terrain or secondary roads distance requirement as critical access hospitals and to modify distance requirements for ambulance services furnished by critical access hospitals.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Short title.
This Act may be cited as the “Preserving Emergency Access in Key Sites Act” or the “PEAKS Act”.