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Medicare Critical Need GME Protection Act of 2001

Introduced: May 21, 2001 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 1, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
May 30, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 21, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
May 21, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E871)
May 21, 2001
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicare Critical Need GME Protection Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for full payment to hospitals for costs of direct graduate medical education of residents for training in what the Secretary of Health and Human Services designates as a critical need specialty or subspecialty training program. States that such training shall be treated as part of the initial residency period, but shall not be counted against any limitation on the initial residency period.
What's happening now June 1, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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