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HCONRES 209 107th Congress House Health Alternative energy sources Electric power failures Energy Medical supplies Medicare Nervous system diseases Respiratory diseases Social Welfare

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should administratively provide for coverage under the Medicare Program of backup systems for durable medical equipment in the case of a power failure.

Introduced: August 2, 2001 Introduced by: Calvert, Ken Republican · California See on congress.gov
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Aug 10, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 8, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 2, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Energy and 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.
Aug 2, 2001
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should administratively provide for coverage under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (SSA) of appropriate backup systems for items of durable medical equipment in the case of a power failure.
What's happening now August 10, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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