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HR 3373 102th Congress House Health Heart diseases Medical fees Medical tests Medicare

Medicare EKG Payment Restoration Act of 1991

Introduced: September 24, 1991 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 15, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Oct 1, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 24, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 24, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 24, 1991
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare EKG Payment Restoration Act of 1991 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) reestablish separate payment for the interpretation of electrocardiograms (EKGs) that are ordered or performed during an office visit or consultation with a physician; and (2) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish separate fee schedule amounts for EKG interpretations and to adjust the relative values established for office visits to or consultations with a physician to reflect the establishment of such separate fee schedule amounts.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish practice guidelines for the use of EKGs for dissemination along with other educational information relating to the use of EKGs to physicians; (2) develop a profile of the use of EKGs by physicians; and (3) conduct a study and report to the Congress on the utilization and costs of EKGs.

What's happening now October 15, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

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