H.R. 170: Rural Health Care Provider Relief Act of 2015
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H.R. 170: Rural Health Care Provider Relief Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-06 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-06 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
Rural Health Care Provider Relief Act of 2015
Plain summary
Rural Health Care Provider Relief Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, during a specified extension period, to extend the therapy supervision nonenforcement instruction (the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals, as extended for calendar year 2013 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and through calendar year 2014 by Public Law 113-198). Directs the Secretary to study the impact (including the economic impact and the impact upon hospital staffing needs, if any) on critical access hospitals and small rural hospitals of not extending the therapy supervision nonenforcement instruction.
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Official text
Rural Health Care Provider Relief Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] · 6 cosponsors
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Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Roger Williams (R-TX)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] reported raising $2.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr170.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr170 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114