HR 102 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Geriatric Care Act of 2003

Introduced Jan 7, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Gene Green D-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 3, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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. IntroducedJan 7, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Geriatric Care Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to payments to hospitals, rural health clinics, or Federally qualified health centers for direct graduate medical education costs and the limitation on the number of full-time-equivalent residents in allopathic and osteopathic medicine. Provides for the disregard of up to three geriatric residents in applying such limitation.

Amends SSA title XVIII to provide for Medicare coverage of care coordination and assessment services to an individual with a serious and disabling chronic condition.

Cosponsors 21

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 3, 2003 to Sep 16, 2003.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJDonald M. PayneApr 3, 2003
D-NYEliot L. EngelApr 3, 2003
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyApr 3, 2003
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsApr 3, 2003
D-CAFortney Pete StarkApr 30, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostApr 30, 2003
D-ILRahm EmanuelApr 30, 2003
D-NYSteve IsraelApr 30, 2003
D-METhomas H. AllenApr 30, 2003
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteMay 9, 2003
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizMay 9, 2003
D-PAMichael F. DoyleMay 14, 2003
D-ARMike RossMay 14, 2003
D-CALynn C. WoolseyMay 15, 2003
D-CATom LantosMay 15, 2003
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Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 3, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jan 21, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Jan 7, 2003Introduced in House
  4. Jan 7, 2003Referred to the Committee on Energy and 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.
  5. Jan 7, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E11)

Subjects

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

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