HR 2828
106th Congress
House
Health
Agriculture and Food
Alcoholic beverages
Automobile drivers
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal justice information
Criminal justice information systems
Drug abuse
Drunk driving
Fingerprints
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Identification of criminals
Medicaid
Social Welfare
Transportation and Public Works
Truck drivers
Violence
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require criminal background checks on drivers providing Medicaid medical assistance transportation services.
Introduced: September 9, 1999
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 6, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Sep 9, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Sep 9, 1999
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to prohibit Medicaid payments to States with approved State Medicaid plans for amounts expended for medical transportation services (other than emergency services) where the contractor has failed to assure the Secretary of Health and Human Services that it has satisfactory arrangements to assure that: (1) any driver providing such services has undergone a criminal background check; and (2) any individual convicted of a felony involving violence or the use, distribution, or manufacture of alcohol or drugs is not an eligible provider.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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