S.1461: A bill to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2015.

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about health
  • Introduced May 22, 2015
  • Latest Major Action Dec. 18, 2015

Bill Sponsor

Bill Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on July 30, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) (Sec. 1) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to continue to instruct Medicare contractors not to enforce requirements for direct physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2015.

(Source: Library of Congress)

What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill

There are 9 statements associated with S.1461.

Congressional Budget Office Estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has produced a cost estimate for S.1461.

Bill Actions

Date Description
Dec. 18, 2015

Became Public Law No: 114-112.

Dec. 18, 2015

Signed by President.

Dec. 9, 2015
Presented to President.
Dec. 8, 2015
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec. 8, 2015
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H9063)
Dec. 8, 2015
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H9062-9063)
Dec. 8, 2015
Mr. Burgess asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider. (consideration: CR H9062)
Dec. 8, 2015

Committee on Ways and Means discharged. (consideration: CR H9062)

Dec. 8, 2015

Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged. (consideration: CR H9062)

Sept. 18, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sept. 14, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sept. 11, 2015
Referred to House Ways and Means
Sept. 11, 2015
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Sept. 11, 2015
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sept. 11, 2015
Received in the House.
Sept. 10, 2015

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6610; text as passed Senate: CR S6610)

July 30, 2015
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 188.
July 30, 2015
Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-109.
June 24, 2015
Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 22, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 22, 2015

Introduced in the Senate by John Thune (R-S.D.)

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