Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 1997
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 25, 1997)
Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Public Health Service Act to require any group health plan which provides emergency health services to cover emergency services furnished to a plan participant: (1) without need for any prior authorization; (2) subject to stated exceptions, whether or not the physician or provider is plan participant; and (3) subject to stated exceptions, without regard to any other term or condition of the plan. Defines "emergency medical services" and related terms.
Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) to provide for the provision of the same benefits to Medicare and Medicaid plan participants.
Provides for the establishment of guidelines by the appropriate Secretaries in order carry out the provisions of this Act. Directs the Secretaries to jointly establish an advisory panel to assist in the development of such guidelines.
What just happenedMar 21, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 25, 1997
- Mar 21, 1997CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Mar 14, 1997CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee - Mar 3, 1997CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Feb 25, 1997IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
Education and Workforce Committee - Feb 25, 1997IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Commerce
Energy and Commerce Committee - Feb 25, 1997IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
- Feb 25, 1997IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Ways and Means
Ways and Means Committee - Feb 25, 1997IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E310-311)
- Feb 25, 1997IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 25, 1997IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House