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Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act 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. 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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119 HR 3022 IH: Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-04-24 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3022 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 24, 2025 Mrs. Spartz introduced the following bill; which was 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 A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Obamacare ban on provider-owned hospitals, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act . 2. Repealing requirements for hospitals to qualify for rural provider and hospital exception to ownership or investment prohibition Section 1877 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395nn ) is amended— (1) in subsection (d)(2)— (A) in subparagraph (A), at the end, by inserting and ; (B) in subparagraph (B), at the end, by striking ; and and inserting a period; and (C) by striking subparagraph (C); (2) in subsection (d)(3)— (A) in subparagraph (B), at the end, by inserting and ; (B) in subparagraph (C), at the end, by striking ; and and inserting a period; and (C) by striking subparagraph (D); and (3) by striking subsection (i).
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