A bill to amend the Act of October 31, 1949 (63 Stat. 1049), to change the authority of the Surgeon General to make certain payments to Bernalillo County, New Mexico, for furnishing hospital care to certain Indians.

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Introduced

31 January 1979

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Status

Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Summary

Directs the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, rather than the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to make certain payments to Bernalillo County, New Mexico, or any successor owning or operating a specified general hospital in Albuquerque, for furnishing inpatient and outpatient care to certain Indians. Directs the Surgeon General and the governing body of such hospital to negotiate a contract containing provisions for determining the reasonable cost of services and times and manner of such payment. Directs the Surgeon General to recommend to Congress the amounts to be paid for such purposes for each fiscal year.

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summary · EN · 31 January 1979
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/1706
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