HR 3027
107th Congress
House
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Geriatric Care Act of 2001
Introduced: October 4, 2001
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Became law
Oct 15, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 10, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 4, 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.
Oct 4, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1796)
Oct 4, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Geriatric Care Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to payments to hospitals, rural health clinics, or Federally qualified health centers for direct graduate medical education costs and the limitation on the number of full-time-equivalent residents in allopathic and osteopathic medicine. Provides for the disregard of up to three geriatric residents in applying such limitation.
Amends SSA title XVIII, as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, to provide for Medicare coverage of care coordination and assessment services to an individual with a serious and disabling chronic condition.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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