United StatesRestoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act
What it does
This bill repeals provisions under the Stark law (i.e., the Physician Self-Referral Law) that require rural providers and physician-owned hospitals to meet certain additional criteria in order to be excepted under the Stark law.
More detail
Specifically, the bill repeals provisions that require hospitals to meet the following criteria:
the hospital had physician ownership or investment and a Medicare provider agreement as of December 31, 2010;
the hospital does not expand the number of operating rooms, procedure rooms, or beds beyond the number in existence as of March 23, 2010, with limited exceptions;
the hospital discloses certain information regarding physician ownership and investments to patients, the public, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services;
the hospital does not offer certain financial opportunities, and the percentage of ownership or investments does not exceed that in effect as of March 23, 2010;
the hospital discloses certain information to patients relating to the availability of physicians and makes alternative arrangements when necessary; and
the hospital was not converted from an ambulatory surgical center on or after March 23, 2010.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Apr 24Introduced in HouseLatest
- Apr 24Referred 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.Introduced