Strengthening Rural Access to Emergency Services Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Feb 14, 2013)
Strengthening Rural Access to Emergency Services Act - Amends title XVI of the Social Security Act to allow certain critical access hospitals and sole community hospitals to use interactive telecommunications systems to satisfy requirements for having a physician available to stabilize an individual with an emergency medical condition.
Limits this allowance to circumstances where: (1) the physician available by such interactive telecommunications system is board certified in emergency medicine or pediatric emergency medicine, and (2) a nurse practitioner or physician assistant is onsite in the emergency department.
What just happenedFeb 14, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateFeb 14, 2013
- Feb 14, 2013IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Feb 14, 2013IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate