HR 3588
98th Congress
House
Health
Health facilities
Hospices (Terminal care)
Medicare
Nursing
Social Welfare
Terminal care facilities
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit hospice programs to provide nursing care either directly or through other medicare providers.
Introduced: July 18, 1983
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Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 1984
See H.R.4170.
Jul 20, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 20, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jul 18, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 18, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 18, 1983
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide that if a hospice program does not provide its own nursing care, such care must be provided through a certified Medicare provider.
What's happening now
See H.R.4170.
Committees of jurisdiction
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