# 114-hr-5164: Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2016

114-hr-5164, Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] (R-KS); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5164
- Congress: 114
- Title: Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2016-05-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] (R-KS)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permanently extend the application by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of an instruction against the enforcement of certain physician supervision requirements with respect to outpatient therapeutic services in critical access hospitals and small rural hospitals.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] (D-IA), 2016-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2016-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huelskamp, Tim [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2016-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5210: PADME Act
- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-3651: Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015
- 114-hr-2315: Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015
- 114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
- 114-hr-24: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-5164 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5164)

## Related
- [114-hr-5210: PADME Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5210)
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-3651: Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3651)
- [114-hr-2315: Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2315)
- [114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1475)
- [114-hr-24: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-24)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5164 (as of 2025-11-18).