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Rural Access to Emergency Services Act of 2005

Introduced: May 23, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 1, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 23, 2005
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.
May 23, 2005
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Access to Emergency Services Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to: (1) cost-based critical access hospital ambulance services; (2) appropriate coverage of rural ground ambulance services; and (3) payments to retain emergency and other capacity for ambulances in rural areas.

Amends SSA title XI to provide for expanding the work of Medicare quality improvement organizations to include ambulance providers.

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 with respect to including ambulance providers in the definition of health care provider for purposes of the Universal Service Fund.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States to encourage them to make improvements to their emergency medical services systems.

What's happening now June 17, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1