H.R.3698: Two-Midnight Rule Delay Act of 2013

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about health
  • Introduced Dec. 11, 2013
  • Latest Major Action Dec. 11, 2013

Bill Sponsor

Bill Cosponsors

158 (85 Democrats, 73 Republicans)

Bill Summary

Two-Midnight Rule Delay Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from enforcing the two-midnight rule to a hospital for which payment is made under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act for admissions occurring before October 1, 2014. (The two-midnight rule allows Medicare coverage of only hospital stays for which a physician admits to a hospital a beneficiary expected to require care that crosses...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Dec. 11, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec. 11, 2013

Introduced in the House by Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.)

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