Protect Patients Act
Latest action · Sep 18, 2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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.
- IntroducedSep 18, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protect Patients Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to subject to civil monetary penalties any psychiatric hospitals or psychiatric units determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) not to have in place a discharge planning process meeting certain requirements.
Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) enter into a system improvement agreement, meeting specified criteria,with a psychiatric hospital or a psychiatric unit that has been determined on multiple occasions not to have such a discharge planning process in place; and (2) appoint temporary management to oversee its operation in the event that the hospital or unit still fails to have a sufficient discharge planning process in place 45 days after entering into such an agreement.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 19, 2013 to Oct 11, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Sep 19, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Sep 30, 2013 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Oct 1, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Oct 11, 2013 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Sep 18, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2013Introduced in House
- Sep 18, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5655.
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 provide additional penalties applicable to psychiatric hospitals and units that fail to comply with Medicare discharge planning process requirements.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Protect Patients Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2013Introduced in House
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