Current status is 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.

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 5198

1. Short title
2. Maintaining standards for qualification as a rural health clinic under the Medicare program

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the "Rural Health Clinic Location Modernization Act of 2025".

2. Maintaining standards for qualification as a rural health clinic under the Medicare program

(a) In general - Section 1861(aa)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(2)) is amended, in the first sentence of the matter following subparagraph (K), by striking "an urbanized area (as defined by the Bureau of the Census)" and inserting "an urban area (as defined by the Bureau of the Census) with a population of 50,000 or more".

(b) Effective date - The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply beginning January 1, 2027.

119-HR5198

Rural Health Clinic Location Modernization Act of 2025

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 5198

1. Short title

2. Maintaining standards for qualification as a rural health clinic under the Medicare program