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Sustaining Access to Vital Emergency Medical Services Act of 2001

Introduced: March 21, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Mar 21, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 21, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2668-2669)
Mar 21, 2001
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Sustaining Access to Vital Emergency Medical Services Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, as amended by the Children's Health Act of 2000, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to enable such entities to provide for improved emergency medical services in rural areas.

Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) (including part C (Medicare+Choice) of the Medicare program) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to establish a prudent layperson standard for emergency ambulance services under Medicare and Medicaid.

What's happening now March 21, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1353 Identical bill Sustaining Access to Vital Emergency Medical Services Act of 2001
 Bill text 1 version

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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · May 15, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 587: Sustaining Access to Vital Emergency Medical Services Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-587/
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"S. 587: Sustaining Access to Vital Emergency Medical Services Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-587/.
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S. 587, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-587/.
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