HR 2229
102th Congress
House
Health
Infant mortality
Information services
Malpractice
Maternal health services
Medicaid
Obstetrics
Public assistance programs
Rural public health
Rural Access to Obstetrical Care Act of 1991
Introduced: May 7, 1991
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 20, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
May 7, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 7, 1991
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Rural Access to Obstetrical Care Act of 1991 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) provide for demonstration projects to reduce infant mortality by improving access in rural, underserved areas to obstetric services for eligible pregnant women under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act; (2) develop and make available to the public each year a compendium of State initiatives to address the obstetric access crisis in rural areas; and (3) provide funding for a study, and report to the Congress on, obstetrical malpractice claims payment by Medicaid and private insurance companies.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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