S 1185 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Rural Provider Equity Act of 2003

Introduced Jun 4, 2003 Originated Senate Sponsor Craig Thomas R-WY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 4, 2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7397-7400)

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

Summary

Rural Provider Equity Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), the Public Health Service Act, and other Federal law with respect to rural health care, especially: (1) physician reimbursement; (2) rural health clinics and community health centers; (3) home health services; (4) air and ground ambulance services; (5) mental health care accessibility; and (6) rural health services research.

Amends SSA title XVIII to provide for coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance).

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income any loan payments under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program.

Provides for virtual pharmacist consultation service demonstration projects.

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 4, 2003 to Jun 9, 2003; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-ARBlanche L. LincolnOriginalJun 4, 2003
R-NEChuck HagelOriginalJun 4, 2003
R-MTConrad R. BurnsOriginalJun 4, 2003
D-HIDaniel K. InouyeOriginalJun 4, 2003
R-ORGordon H. SmithOriginalJun 4, 2003
D-NMJeff BingamanOriginalJun 4, 2003
D-NDKent ConradOriginalJun 4, 2003
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalJun 4, 2003
D-MNMark DaytonOriginalJun 4, 2003
R-WYMichael B. EnziOriginalJun 4, 2003
R-KSPat RobertsOriginalJun 4, 2003
R-NMPete V. DomeniciOriginalJun 4, 2003
R-MESusan M. CollinsOriginalJun 4, 2003
D-SDThomas A. DaschleOriginalJun 4, 2003
D-SDTim JohnsonOriginalJun 4, 2003
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Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateFinance Committee
Referred Jun 4, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 4, 2003Introduced in Senate
  2. Jun 4, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7397)
  3. Jun 4, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7397-7400)

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S7397Text printed S7397–S7401Craig Thomas R-WY (text)Jun 4, 2003

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.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 108-32PRESIDENT'S FISCAL YEAR 2005 BUDGET FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES77 pagesWays and Means CommitteeFeb 10, 2004

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve outpatient health care for medicare beneficiaries who reside in rural areas, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Rural Provider Equity Act of 2003

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 4, 2003Introduced in Senate

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