Creating Capacity for Communities in Need Act

Senate Bill 3547 - Creating Capacity for Communities in Need Act: Overview, Status, and Impact

Hozzl · 2022-02-08T23:23:05Z

Explore the details of Senate Bill 3547 Creating Capacity for Communities in Need Act currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on Health. Stay informed on legislative developments.

2/8/2022, 11:23 PM

Congressional Summary of S 3547

Creating Capacity for Communities in Need Act

This bill provides for an exception, during the national emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to provisions under the Stark law (i.e., the Physician Self-Referral Law) that prohibit physician-owned hospitals from expanding facility capacity.

Specifically, the bill excludes from such restrictions any increase in operating rooms, procedure rooms, or beds for which a hospital is licensed or begins construction during the period of March 13, 2020, through the last day of the national emergency.

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Current Status of Bill S 3547

Bill S 3547 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 19, 2020. Bill S 3547 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the Senate on March 19, 2020. Bill S 3547's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. as of March 19, 2020

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3547

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Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3547

Primary Policy Focus

Health

Potential Impact Areas

- Business ethics

- Cardiovascular and respiratory health

- Emergency medical services and trauma care

- Health facilities and institutions

- Infectious and parasitic diseases

- Licensing and registrations

- Medicaid

- Medical ethics

- Medicare

- Rural conditions and development

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 3547

Creating Capacity for Communities in Need Act

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive limitations on expansion of facility capacity under rural provider and hospital exception to ownership or investment prohibition during coronavirus 2020 emergency period.