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H.R. 3111 (105th)

Physician Availability Act of 1997

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Introduced

27 January 1998

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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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