HR 3270
107th Congress
House
Health
Home care services
Hospices (Terminal care)
Housing and Community Development
Medical fees
Medicare
Nonprofit organizations
Rural health
Social Welfare
Rural Communities Hospice Care Access Improvement Act of 2001
Introduced: November 8, 2001
Introduced by:
Wicker, Roger F.
Republican
· Mississippi
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4291)
Nov 28, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Nov 8, 2001
Introduced in House
Nov 8, 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.
Plain-English summary
Rural Communities Hospice Care Access Improvement Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to create an exception to the Medicare 20 percent inpatient care limitation for certain rural hospice programs with 20 beds or fewer.
What's happening now
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4291)
Committees of jurisdiction
3