etter<\/a> to CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt, and he reached out to him by email over the weekend. Cramer is a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over CMS.<\/p>\nCramer said the decision to revoke the Critical Access Designation for JRMC was based on the misunderstanding that the North Dakota State Hospital, also located in Jamestown, was a traditional hospital.\u00a0 \u201cThe North Dakota State Hospital provides psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment to North Dakotans who require in-patient or specialized residential care,\u201d he said.\u00a0 \u201cIt does not meet the traditional definition of a hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cramer said he was confident that once he reached out to him, Slavitt would realize the misunderstanding and immediately reverse the decision to revoke the CAH designation the JRMC has had since 2009. \u201cI am pleased the JRMC administration contacted me right away.\u00a0 JRMC is the only acute care hospital in the Jamestown region and it is imperative it retains its status as the area\u2019s critical access hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Bismarck (CSi) Sept 2, 2016\u2013 Update …Congressman Kevin Cramer announced he received word Friday that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) at the Department of Health and Human Services has reversed a decision it made last week to revoke the critical access hospital (CAH) status of Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC).<\/p>\n