Nursing and Allied Health Education Preservation Act of 2008
Latest action · Feb 8, 2008 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.
- IntroducedJan 29, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Nursing and Allied Health Education Preservation Act of 2008 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from denying provider-operated status for a nursing and allied education program that substantially meets certain requirements pertaining to the cost of approved activities for such programs, in effect as of October 1, 2006, on the basis of an organizational structure, contractual arrangements, or legal structure of the program, or a change in such a structure or arrangement, so long as a hospital, hospitals, or health system continues to substantially control the nursing or allied program.
Prohibits denial of payments for the costs of approved educational activities for a nursing or allied health education program. Requires restoration to a hospital of any recoupment or denial effected for a previous cost reporting year.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 29, 2008 to Sep 28, 2008, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Jan 29, 2008 |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Original | Jan 29, 2008 |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | Jan 29, 2008 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Feb 27, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Apr 15, 2008 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | May 1, 2008 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | May 5, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | May 8, 2008 | |
| D-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | May 22, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Michael A. Arcuri | Jun 5, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Jul 22, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Sep 15, 2008 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Sep 16, 2008 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Sep 17, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Sep 23, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 29, 2008Introduced in House
- Jan 29, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3468 | Nursing and Allied Health Education Preservation Act of 2008 | Identical bill | Sep 10, 2008 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 29, 2008Introduced in House
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