,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eged  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #d1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,green of ,tennessee          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce1 and in addition to the   
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of ,health and    
,human ,services to revise regulations  
to remove the requirement under the     
,medicare program that an off-campus    
facility or organization shall be       
located within a #ce-mile radius of a   
hospital or critical access hospital1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may cited as the ,rural
 ,,er ,access ,act4  #b4 ,removing      
location requirements under the         
,medicare program applicable to         

off-campus facilities or organizations  
,not later than #fj days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services shall revise section          
#dac4fe7;e77#c77;i7 of title #db1 ,code 
of ,federal ,regulations 7or any        
successor regulation71 to remove the    
requirement under the ,medicare program 
that an off-campus facility or          
organization shall be located within a  
#ce-mile radius of the campus of a      
hospital or critical access hospital    
that is the potential main provider to  
meet the location requirements to be    
eligible for provider-based status4