United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1197 (97th)
A bill to provide for the delegation of duties by Professional Standards Review Organizations under title XI of the Social Security Act.
Introduced
22 January 1981
Last action
6 February 1981 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Sponsors
Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
3 June 2026
Summary
Amends part B (Professional Standards Review) of title XI of the Social Security Act to permit a Professional Standards Review Organization to delegate its review responsibilities when: (1) a hospital or skilled nursing facility is able to carry out its own review responsibility; (2) some members of an institution approved by the organization can carry out such responsibilities at a related institution; or (3) the delegated long-term review staff is part of the same hospital delegated review staff. Requires such delegation of review responsibilities to be approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
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Timeline
22 January 1981
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
22 January 1981
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 January 1981
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 February 1981
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
6 February 1981
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Source: Committee
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 22 January 1981
Sponsors
- Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13] · D · Sponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/1197
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/hr/1197
- us · 97-hr-1197 · source updated 3 June 2026