United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3111 (105th)
Physician Availability Act of 1997
Introduced
27 January 1998
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
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Summary
Physician Availability Act of 1997 - Requires each non-Federal hospital with at least 100 licensed beds and meeting other criteria to have a qualified physician available in the hospital (other than in the emergency department) 24 hours a day, seven days a week to attend to the hospital's inpatients. Provides for enforcement, including through civil penalities and suspension or disqualification regarding titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 27 January 1998
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 27 January 1998
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 27 January 1998
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/3111
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3111