S 1729
115th Congress
Senate
Health
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health facilities and institutions
Licensing and registrations
Medicare
Dialysis Access Improvement Act of 2017
Introduced: August 2, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 2, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 2, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Dialysis Access Improvement Act of 2017
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow renal dialysis facilities to be accredited by an approved accreditation body for participation in the Medicare program. The bill also establishes a time frame with respect to initial surveys of renal dialysis facilities.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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