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HR 5153 106th Congress House

Medicare Access to Ambulance Services Act of 2000

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure adequate payment rates for ambulance services, to apply a prudent layperson standard to the determina… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure adequate payment rates for ambulance services, to apply a prudent layperson standard to the determination of medical necessity for emergency ambulance services, and to recognize the additional costs of providing ambulance services in rural areas.

Introduced: September 12, 2000 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative procedureAmbulancesCongressCongressional reporting requirements
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Department of Health and Human ServicesEmergency ManagementEmergency medical servicesGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernmental investigationsHousing and Community DevelopmentLawMedical feesMedicareRural healthSocial Welfare
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Oct 19, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Sep 12, 2000
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 12, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 19, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicare Access to Ambulance Services Act of 2000 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to restructure the payment rates for ambulance services, air and ground, and establish a prudent layperson standard for emergency ambulance services. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and report to Congress on rural areas and the cost of providing ambulance services.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2858 Identical bill Medicare Access to Ambulance Services Act of 2000
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Oct 19, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5153: Medicare Access to Ambulance Services Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5153/
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"H.R. 5153: Medicare Access to Ambulance Services Act of 2000." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5153/.
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H.R. 5153, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5153/.
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