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S 830 111th Congress Senate

Children's Hospitals Education Equity Act

Official title: A bill to modify the definition of children's hospital for purposes of making payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs.

Introduced: April 20, 2009 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 111th Congress ended
It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 20, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 20, 2009
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 Latest action April 20, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children's Hospitals Education Equity Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise the definition of "children's hospital" for purposes of payments associated with operating approved graduate medical residency training programs to include a freestanding psychiatric hospital: (1) with 90% or more inpatients under the age of 18; (2) that has its own Medicare provider number as of December 6, 1999; and (3) that has an accredited residency program.

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  • HR 2003 Related bill Children's Hospitals Education Equity Act
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 5, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 830: Children's Hospitals Education Equity Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-830/
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"S. 830: Children's Hospitals Education Equity Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-830/.
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