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S 840 106th Congress Senate Finance and Financial Sector Ambulatory care Bankruptcy Bankruptcy courts Commerce Communication in medicine Corporate liquidations Corporate reorganizations Court records Debtor and creditor Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Health Health care industry Health facilities Home care services Hospices (Terminal care) Hospitals Law Long-term care facilities

A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to provide for health care and employee benefits, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 20, 1999 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Apr 20, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Apr 20, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3930)
Apr 20, 1999
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends bankruptcy provisions to prescribe guidelines for disposal of the patient records of a health care business (including a hospital, a health maintenance organization, or a nursing home) that commences a proceeding for debtor relief. Provides for disposal with a State or Federal agency, the patient or an insurance provider, or by destruction.

(Sec. 3) Allows an administrative expense claim for the costs of closing a health care business, including disposal of patient records and transfer of patients to another health care business.

(Sec. 4) Requires the bankruptcy court to appoint an ombudsman to represent the interests of the patients of a health care business within 30 days after commencement of a case under chapter 7 (Liquidation), 9 (Adjustment of Debts of a Municipality), or 11 (Reorganization).

(Sec 5.) Requires the bankruptcy trustee to use all reasonable and best efforts to transfer patients from the health care business in the process of being closed to an appropriate substitute.

What's happening now April 20, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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