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HR 2191119th CongressIntroduced
Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act
Introduced: Oct 22, 2025
Standard Summary
Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs
The Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act revises physician self-referral exemptions for physician-owned hospitals, with special provisions for rural hospitals.
Key Points
- 1Amends Stark Law (Section 1877) physician self-referral provisions
- 2Creates special definition of 'covered rural hospital' for exemption purposes
- 3Requires rural hospitals to be more than 35 miles (or 15 miles in mountainous areas) from other hospitals
- 4Allows expansion of existing physician-owned hospitals
- 5Sunset provision for expansion prohibition requirements
- 6Affects physician investment and ownership rules in hospitals
Impact Areas
Healthcare provider regulationsRural healthcare facilitiesPhysician-owned hospitalsStark Law complianceHealthcare investment and ownership
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