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| https://lynnjenkins.house.gov/press-releases/congresswoman-jenkins-introduces-new-direct-supervision-bill/ | Congresswoman Jenkins Introduces New Direct Supervision Bill | 2017-12-05 | 2017 | 2017-12 | Republican | House | KS | Lynn Jenkins | J000290 | lynnjenkins.house.gov | legacy | Recently, with Congresswoman Jenkins’ urging, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) placed a two year suspension on a burdensome rule that requires hospitals to perform most outpatient therapeutic services under the “direct supervision” of a physician or qualified non-physician practitioner. However, while it covered 2018 and 2019, the moratorium failed to include calendar year 2017, leaving hospitals exposed for potential regulatory action. To help our rural communities, Congresswoman Jenkins introduced H.R. 4520 to provide regulatory relief to rural hospitals for 2017 by placing a one-year moratorium on this burdensome CMS rule. The moratorium has been extended numerous times in recent years covering all prior years since the regulation was put into place. “Earlier this year, Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-IA) and I introduced legislation that would permanently end CMS’s direct supervision rule. While I feel strongly that a permanent solution here would be a far better choice for the lifeblood of Kansas communities by alleviating barriers to healthcare access, H.R.4520 will provide crucial stopgap regulatory certainty to small town hospitals for 2017. I will continue working to repeal burdensome regulations on our rural and critical access hospitals to ensure their continued presence and vitality throughout Kansas.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |