HR 2560
109th Congress
House
Health
Communication in medicine
Data banks
Directories
Disabled
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic data interchange
Emergency Management
Emergency medicine
Families
Family services
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Grants-in-aid
Health information systems
Hospital care
Hospitals
Law
Medicare
Missing persons
Elaine Sullivan Act
Introduced: May 24, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 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 24, 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 24, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3880-3881)
May 24, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Elaine Sullivan Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require emergency departments to contact family members, a specified healthcare agent, or a surrogate decisionmaker of an incapacitated patient within 24 hours of arrival at the emergency department.
Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to qualified not-for-profit organizations for the purpose of assisting them to establish and operate voluntary next of kin registries.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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