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H.R. 1998 (111th)

Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2009

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

21 April 2009

Last action

22 April 2009 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6], Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15], Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28], Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

14 August 2025

Healthcare

Summary

Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to deem a hospital or an emergency department and a physician or physician group of such hospital or emergency department to be an employee of the Public Health Service for purposes of any civil action that may arise due to providing emergency and post-stabilization services on or after January 1, 2010.

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Timeline

  1. 21 April 2009

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 21 April 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 21 April 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 22 April 2009

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

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Introduced in House (text)

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  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 21 April 2009

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  • Introduced in House (PDF)

    Introduced in House · EN · 21 April 2009

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