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HR 7219 110th Congress House Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Health and Human Services Home and outpatient care Hospital care Medicaid

Protecting Hospital Outpatient and Community Clinic Services Act of 2008

Introduced: September 29, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Sep 29, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 29, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 29, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2231)
Sep 29, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Hospital Outpatient and Community Clinic Services Act of 2008 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from taking any action before April 1, 2009 (including promulgation of regulations, issuance of regulatory guidance, use of federal payment audit procedures, or other administrative action, policy, or practice, including a Medical Assistance Manual transmittal or letter to state Medicaid directors), to impose any restrictions relating to a specified proposed regulation, if such restrictions are more restrictive in any aspect than those that applied to the subject matter of the proposed regulation as of September 27, 2007.

Identifies the proposed regulation as the one published on September 28, 2007, relating to the outpatient clinic and hospital facility services definition and upper payment limit under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act.

What's happening now September 29, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Sep 29, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7219: Protecting Hospital Outpatient and Community Clinic Services Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7219/
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"H.R. 7219: Protecting Hospital Outpatient and Community Clinic Services Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7219/.
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