Senior Citizen Respiratory Care Preservation Act of 1997
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Oct 9, 1997)
Senior Citizen Respiratory Care Preservation Act of 1997 - Declares that, with respect to the furnishing of an ultrasonic nebulizer, the determination of medical necessity shall be under the same terms and conditions as applied to such equipment on December 1, 1996, and the amount of payment for such equipment shall be made without respect to alternatives. Describes a nebulizer as an item of durable medical equipment: (1) for which payment may be made under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act; and (2) that for such payment purposes, as of December 1, 1996, was assigned HCPCS Code E0575.
What just happenedOct 27, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseOct 9, 1997
- Oct 27, 1997CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Oct 17, 1997CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Oct 9, 1997IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Ways and Means
Ways and Means Committee - Oct 9, 1997IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred to the Committee on 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 9, 1997IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Commerce
Energy and Commerce Committee - Oct 9, 1997IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2002-2003)
- Oct 9, 1997IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Oct 9, 1997IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House