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HR 1771 103th Congress House Health Grants-in-aid Infant mortality Information services Malpractice Maternal health services Medicaid Medical fees Medical malpractice insurance Obstetrics Pregnant women Public assistance programs Rural public health

Rural Access to Obstetrical Care Act of 1993

Introduced: April 21, 1993 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
May 12, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Apr 21, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 21, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Access to Obstetrical Care Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) provide for demonstration projects to improve access to obstetric services in underserved rural areas for eligible pregnant women under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act; (2) develop and make public each year a compendium of State initiatives to address the obstetric access crisis in rural areas; and (3) provide a grant for the study of obstetrical malpractice claims.

What's happening now May 12, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Aug 4, 1993
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 18, 1993
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 21, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1771: Rural Access to Obstetrical Care Act of 1993. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1771/
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"H.R. 1771: Rural Access to Obstetrical Care Act of 1993." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1771/.
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H.R. 1771, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1771/.
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