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.
Public Law 114-112 · S. 1461 · 114th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Dec 18, 2015 · Health
Sponsor: Sen. John Thune (R-SD)
Cosponsors (7): Sen. Maria Cantwell, Sen. Jerry Moran,
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
(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.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Energy and Commerce Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Health Subcommittee
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Related bills
3 bills the Library of Congress relates to this one.
H.R. 2878Identical 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.
H.R. 5613Related bill
CAH Act of 2016
S. 3129Related bill
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 2016.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 20 actions.
- Dec 18, 2015Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 114-112.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 9, 2015FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Dec 8, 2015FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed without objection.
- FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Burgess asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
- Sep 18, 2015CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Sep 14, 2015CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Sep 11, 2015FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- FloorFloor · Received in the House.
- CommitteeCommittee · 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.
- Sep 10, 2015FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 30, 2015CalendarCalendar · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 188.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-109.
- Jun 24, 2015CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- May 22, 2015CommitteeCommittee · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in Senate
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.