HR 5153
106th Congress
House
Health
Administrative procedure
Ambulances
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency Management
Emergency medical services
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Housing and Community Development
Law
Medical fees
Medicare
Rural health
Social Welfare
Medicare Access to Ambulance Services Act of 2000
Introduced: September 12, 2000
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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 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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
1