,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ehf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bg1      
#bjai,mr4 ,roberts 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,tester1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,bennet1  
,ms4 ,murkowski1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4    
,inhofe1 and ,mr4 ,rounds7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title    
,,xviii of the ,social ,security ,act to
 remove the #if-;hour physician         
certification requirement for inpatient 
critical access hospital services4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,critical ,access ,hospital ,relief 
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,removing ,medicare 
#if-;hour physician certification       
requirement for inpatient critical      
access hospital services  7a7 ,in       
general ,section #ahad7;a7 of the       
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acie;f7a77 is amended--  7#a7 in       
paragraph 7#f71 by adding and at the    
end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#g71 at the end

 of subparagraph 7,e71 by striking and  
and inserting a period2 and  7#c7 by    
striking paragraph 7#h74  7b7           
,application ,the amendments made by    
subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect 
to items and services furnished on or   
after ,january #a1 #bjbj4