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HR 8890 117th Congress House Health

Physician Wellness Program Act of 2022

Introduced: September 19, 2022 Introduced by: Ruiz, Raul Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Sep 20, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 19, 2022
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.
Sep 19, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Physician Wellness Program Act of 2022

This bill exempts wellness programs that provide certain mental or behavioral health services for physicians from restrictions under the Stark law (i.e., the Physician Self-Referral Law) and federal anti-kickback laws.

What's happening now September 20, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Sep 19, 2022
Bucshon, Larry
· Sep 19, 2022
 R
Murphy, Gregory F.
North Carolina · Sep 19, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8890: Physician Wellness Program Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8890/
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"H.R. 8890: Physician Wellness Program Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8890/.
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H.R. 8890, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8890/.
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