S 171
108th Congress
Senate
Health
Ambulances
Emergency Management
Emergency medicine
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Medicare Ambulance Payment Reform Act of 2003
Introduced: January 15, 2003
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 15, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S856)
Jan 15, 2003
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Medicare Ambulance Payment Reform Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to payment for ambulance services to revise requirements for the establishment of a fee schedule.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a system for the coding of claims for ambulance services, including a code set specifying the medical condition of the individual transported by an ambulance and the appropriate level of transportation service.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S856)
Committees of jurisdiction
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