United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1855 (108th)
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require home health agencies participating in the Medicare Program to conduct criminal background checks for all applicants for employment as patient care providers.
Introduced
29 April 2003
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Summary
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require home health agencies participating in the Medicare program to conduct criminal background checks through the Attorney General on all applicants for employment as patient care providers.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 29 April 2003
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 29 April 2003
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 29 April 2003
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/1855
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1855