Critical Access to Clinical Lab Services Act of 2004
Latest action · May 4, 2004 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.
- IntroducedApr 30, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Critical Access to Clinical Lab Services Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide that clinical diagnostic laboratory services furnished by a critical access hospital shall be treated as being furnished as part of outpatient critical access services without regard to whether: (1) the individual for whom the services are furnished is physically present in the critical access hospital at the time the specimen is collected; (2) such individual is registered as an outpatient on the records of, and receives such services directly from, the critical access hospital; or (3) payment is available for such services under the fee schedule established for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 30, 2004 to Oct 4, 2004; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Original | Apr 30, 2004 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Original | Apr 30, 2004 |
| R-NE | Doug Bereuter | Original | Apr 30, 2004 |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Original | Apr 30, 2004 |
| R-WA | George R. Nethercutt Jr. | Original | Apr 30, 2004 |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Original | Apr 30, 2004 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Apr 30, 2004 |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Original | Apr 30, 2004 |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Original | Apr 30, 2004 |
| R-MN | Mark R. Kennedy | Original | Apr 30, 2004 |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Original | Apr 30, 2004 |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Original | Apr 30, 2004 |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Original | Apr 30, 2004 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | May 10, 2004 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | May 10, 2004 | |
| D-OK | Brad Carson | May 10, 2004 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | May 10, 2004 | |
| R-OH | Paul E. Gillmor | May 10, 2004 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | May 19, 2004 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | May 19, 2004 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | May 19, 2004 | |
| R-NE | Tom Osborne | May 19, 2004 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Jun 2, 2004 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Jun 2, 2004 | |
| R-WA | Doc Hastings | Jun 2, 2004 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Jun 21, 2004 | |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Jul 20, 2004 | |
| D-MO | Ike Skelton | Jul 20, 2004 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Oct 4, 2004 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 30, 2004 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 30, 2004 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 4, 2004 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 4, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 30, 2004Introduced in House
- Apr 30, 2004Referred 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 108-37 | H.R. 1943, LEGISLATION AMENDING THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT TO PERMIT CERTAIN YOUTH TO PERFORM CERTAIN SPECIFIED WORK41 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Oct 8, 2003 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2426 | Critical Access to Clinical Lab Services Act of 2004 | Identical bill | May 17, 2004 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals under the Medicare Program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Critical Access to Clinical Lab Services Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 30, 2004Introduced in House
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