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S 961 113th Congress Senate

Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2013

Official title: A bill to improve access to emergency medical services, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 15, 2013 See on congress.gov
Health Civil actions and liabilityEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnel
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May 15, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 15, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 15, 2013

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to deem a hospital or an emergency department and a physician or physician group of such hospital or emergency department to be an employee of the Public Health Service for purposes of any civil action that may arise due to providing emergency and post-stabilization services on or after January 1, 2014.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 36 Identical bill Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Jun 12, 2014
Heller, Dean
· May 22, 2014
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Nov 12, 2013
KIRK, MARK
· May 22, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 961: Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-961/
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"S. 961: Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-961/.
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S. 961, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-961/.
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