Amendment protects access to emergency room care and reduces health care costs by extending liability coverage to on-call and emergency room physicians under the Public Health Service Act.

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Amendment Number
989
Description
Amendment protects access to emergency room care and reduces health care costs by extending liability coverage to on-call and emergency room physicians under the Public Health Service Act.
Purpose
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 112-416 to address the crisis in access to emergency care by extending liability coverage to on-call and emergency room physicians under the Public Health Service Act.
Congress
112
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Mar 22, 2012
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Dent amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
10:53:45
Submitted Date
Mar 22, 2012
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Feb 3, 2022
Amendment 989 — Informed