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S 328 113th Congress Senate

Strengthening Rural Access to Emergency Services Act

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow certain critical access hospitals and sole community hospitals to use interactive telecommunica… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow certain critical access hospitals and sole community hospitals to use interactive telecommunications systems to satisfy requirements with respect to having a physician available to stabilize an individual with an emergency medical condition under the Medicare program.

Introduced: February 14, 2013 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) 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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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 Latest action February 14, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthening Rural Access to Emergency Services Act - Amends title XVI of the Social Security Act to allow certain critical access hospitals and sole community hospitals to use interactive telecommunications systems to satisfy requirements for having a physician available to stabilize an individual with an emergency medical condition.

Limits this allowance to circumstances where: (1) the physician available by such interactive telecommunications system is board certified in emergency medicine or pediatric emergency medicine, and (2) a nurse practitioner or physician assistant is onsite in the emergency department.

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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Feb 14, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 328: Strengthening Rural Access to Emergency Services Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-328/
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