HB 1179: DOH; RURAL EMERGENCY HOSPITALS; CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS; LICENSURE; MEDICAID

Session Year: 2025-2026
House: House
Latest Version Date: 2025-04-25

Current Status:

In Progress

(2025-05-30: Act 144, on 05/30/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1244).)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Creates a framework for the licensure of rural emergency hospitals at the state level by the Department of Health. Clarify Medicaid reimbursement policies for hospitals transitioning from a critical access hospital designation to a rural emergency hospital designation. (CD1)

Discussed in Hearing