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H.R. 1609 117th Congress House

Treatment in Place Act

Official title: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide Secretarial authority to temporarily waive or modify application of certain Medicare requirements with … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide Secretarial authority to temporarily waive or modify application of certain Medicare requirements with respect to ambulance services furnished during certain emergency periods.

Introduced: March 8, 2021 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 9, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 8, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Mar 8, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 8, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 9, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Treatment in Place Act

This bill allows for Medicare payment of ground ambulance services that did not result in the actual transport of an individual to a permitted facility, if the lack of transport was due to community-wide COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) protocols for emergency medical services during the public health emergency.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1319 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
  • S 149 A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide Secretarial authority to temporarily waive or modify app…
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 8, 2021
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Mar 8, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1609: Treatment in Place Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1609/
MLA
"H.R. 1609: Treatment in Place Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1609/.
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H.R. 1609, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1609/.
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[H.R. 1609: Treatment in Place Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1609/)
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