# 114-hr-5613: CAH Act of 2016

114-hr-5613, CAH Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] (R-KS); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5613
- Congress: 114
- Title: CAH Act of 2016
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Introduced: 2016-07-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] (R-KS)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to continue to instruct Medicare contractors not to enforce requirements for direct physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2016.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] (D-IA), 2016-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2016-07-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5210: PADME Act
- 114-hr-4062: Protecting Seniors Access to Proper Care Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015
- 114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
- 114-hr-1288: World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-5613 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5613)

## Related
- [114-hr-5210: PADME Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5210)
- [114-hr-4062: Protecting Seniors Access to Proper Care Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4062)
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2737)
- [114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1475)
- [114-hr-1288: World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1288)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5613 (as of 2025-11-18).