HR 716 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

To provide for a study of anesthesia services furnished under the Medicare Program, and to expand arrangements under which certified registered nurse anesthetists may furnish such services.

Introduced Feb 14, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Dave Weldon R-FL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 14, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 14, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a multistate comparative study for a report to Congress on mortality and adverse outcome rates of Medicare patients by providers of anesthesia services and by type of such providers.

Requires the Secretary to revise any regulations establishing conditions of Medicare participation for hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers relating to anesthesia services to provide that nurse anesthetists may furnish such services under: (1) the medical direction of an immediately available anesthesiologist; (2) the supervision of an immediately available physician; or (3) a written collaboration agreement with an immediately available physician or physician group experienced in anesthesia administration and credentialed by the hospital and ambulatory surgical center to participate in such collaboration.

Cosponsors 43

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2001 to Nov 15, 2001, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLE. Clay Shaw Jr.OriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-TXGene GreenOriginalFeb 14, 2001
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-GACynthia A. McKinneyMar 1, 2001
R-MNGil GutknechtMar 1, 2001
R-GAJohnny IsaksonMar 1, 2001
R-NCRichard BurrMar 1, 2001
R-ALSpencer BachusMar 1, 2001
R-FLCliff StearnsMar 7, 2001
R-AZJ. D. HayworthMar 7, 2001
R-NYThomas M. ReynoldsMar 7, 2001
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanMar 22, 2001
R-NYJames T. WalshMar 22, 2001
R-CAJohn T. DoolittleMar 22, 2001
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Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 14, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
  2. Feb 28, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Feb 14, 2001Introduced in House
  4. Feb 14, 2001Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 332A bill to provide for a study of anesthesia services furnished under the medicare program, and to expand arrangements under which certified registered nurse anesthetists may furnish such services.Identical billFeb 14, 2001

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

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