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Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act

Introduced Apr 24, 2025 by Rep. Victoria Spartz

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Latest action · Apr 24, 2025
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.
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What it does

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;

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