# 116-hr-5754: Rural ER Access Act

116-hr-5754, Rural ER Access Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5754
- Congress: 116
- Title: Rural ER Access Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2020-02-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Rural ER Access Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to repeal regulations that require off-campus facilities to be located within 35 miles of the main hospital or critical access hospital in order to receive provider-based status under Medicare (i.e., to be considered as hospital outpatient departments for purposes of Medicare payment).

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7777: Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act
- 116-hr-7208: PPP Access for Rural Hospitals Act
- 116-hr-6365: Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5754 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5754)

## Related
- [116-hr-7777: Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7777)
- [116-hr-7208: PPP Access for Rural Hospitals Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7208)
- [116-hr-6365: Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6365)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5754 (as of 2025-11-18).