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HR 4291 103th Congress House Health Administrative procedure Anesthetics Department of Health and Human Services Government Operations and Politics Medical fees Medicare Medicare fraud Nurses Physicians

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise existing regulations concerning the conditions of payment under part B of the medicare program relating to anesthesia services furnished by certified registered nurse anesthetists, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 21, 1994 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 10, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Apr 27, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 25, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E761)
Apr 21, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 21, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 21, 1994
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Instructs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise Medicare regulations governing payment of anesthesia services to compensate: (1) certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) for their services; and (2) physician supervision of CRNAs.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide guidelines for split payments for anesthesia services furnished jointly by a physician and a CRNA.

What's happening now May 10, 1994

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

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