Patient Freedom of Choice Act of 1997
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 12, 1997)
Patient Freedom of Choice Act of 1997 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require hospitals participating in the Medicare or Medicaid programs to: (1) give notice of availability of providers as part of the discharge planning process; and (2) maintain and disclose information on certain referrals. Provides for additional enforcement of such requirement through civil money penalties.
Amends SSA title XI to provide for disclosure of certain information on hospital financial interest and referral patterns to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, who shall in turn make such information public.
What just happenedMar 7, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 12, 1997
- Mar 7, 1997CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Feb 21, 1997CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Feb 12, 1997IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Ways and Means
Ways and Means Committee - Feb 12, 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.
- Feb 12, 1997IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Commerce
Energy and Commerce Committee - Feb 12, 1997IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E237-238)
- Feb 12, 1997IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 12, 1997IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House