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Oklahoma Rural Hospitals: Easing Transition to Emergency Care.

This act aims to facilitate the transition of a specific hospital in Oklahoma into a rural emergency hospital, potentially improving access to urgent medical care for rural residents. This ensures that residents will have access to emergency care closer to home, while the hospital gains time to adapt to new requirements.
Key points
An Oklahoma hospital (certification number 371338) will receive extended time to decide on converting to a rural emergency hospital or another facility.
The deadline for the hospital to comply with requirements was paused during the COVID-19 pandemic, granting it 19.7 months after the emergency ends.
The hospital will not lose its critical access status, even if it doesn't meet the distance requirement, as long as other criteria are met.
Applications for conversion to a rural emergency hospital will be prioritized, speeding up the process.
The government is mandated to issue new regulations for rural emergency hospitals by November 2022, facilitating similar transitions for other facilities.
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Additional Information
HARMON Oklahoma Act
Print number: S 3085
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Process start date: 2021-10-27