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HR 3821 114th Congress House Health Government information and archives Health personnel Medicaid State and local government operations

Medicaid DOC Act

Introduced: October 23, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 23, 2016
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 325.
Feb 23, 2016
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-426.
Nov 18, 2015
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Nov 18, 2015
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 17, 2015
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 4, 2015
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Nov 4, 2015
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 3, 2015
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 30, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 23, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 23, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicaid Directory of Caregivers Act or the Medicaid DOC Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require a state to publish and annually update a directory of providers that participate in the state plan for medical assistance on a fee-for-service basis or through a primary care case-management system. The directory must include each provider's name, specialty, address, and telephone number. In addition, with respect to a provider that participates in a primary care case-management system, the directory must specify: (1) the provider's language capabilities, and (2) whether the provider is accepting new Medicaid patients.

What's happening now February 23, 2016

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 325.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 2618 Related bill Medicaid DOC Act
  • HR 5210 Related bill PADME Act
  • HR 34 Related bill 21st Century Cures Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Oct 23, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3821: Medicaid DOC Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3821/
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"H.R. 3821: Medicaid DOC Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3821/.
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H.R. 3821, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3821/.
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