On June 10th, Representatives Ashley Hinson (IA-02) and Hillary Scholten (MI-03) introduced the Registered Nurses (RNs) for Rural Health Act (H.R. 3878).  This bipartisan bill  would allow RNs at RHCs to conduct Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs) and receive reimbursement from Medicare. 

Currently, CMS requires face-to-face visits with one of the following providers for RHC Medicare reimbursement: physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, certified nurse midwives, clinical psychologists, and certified social workers. This has created a long-standing disparity between these different facility types and does not allow RNs to work to the top of their license in RHCs.  

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