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HR 4834 116th Congress House

Patient Parity Protection Act of 2019

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an exception to the definition of an off-campus outpatient department of a provider under the Me… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an exception to the definition of an off-campus outpatient department of a provider under the Medicare program for certain departments of a provider if such provider was forced to relocate its campus.

Introduced: October 23, 2019 Introduced by: Gottheimer, Josh Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Health Health facilities and institutionsHealth programs administration and fundingHome and outpatient careMedicare
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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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Oct 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 23, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 23, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Patient Parity Protection Act of 2019

This bill allows certain off-campus departments of providers to be included in the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services. Providers must attest that the department was previously considered on-campus or otherwise met applicable requirements, but is now off-campus due to the provider's forced relocation to meet patient needs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4834: Patient Parity Protection Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4834/
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"H.R. 4834: Patient Parity Protection Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4834/.
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H.R. 4834, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4834/.
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[H.R. 4834: Patient Parity Protection Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4834/)
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