United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1538 (97th)
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to emergency inpatient hospital services furnished outside the United States.
Introduced
2 February 1981
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Status
Executive Comment Received From HHS.
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Summary
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize payment to an individual entitled to hospital insurance benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Act for emergency inpatient hospital services furnished outside the United States if such hospital was closer to, or substantially more accessible than, the place at which the emergency occurred than the nearest adequately equipped hospital within the United States.
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summary · EN · 2 February 1981
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/1538
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/hr/1538