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H.R. 3373 (102nd)

Medicare EKG Payment Restoration Act of 1991

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Introduced

24 September 1991

Last action

15 October 1991 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

Sponsors

Rep. McMillen, Thomas [D-MD-4], Rep. Condit, Gary A. [D-CA-15], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11], Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4], Rep. Lancaster, H. Martin [D-NC-3], Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-12], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7], Rep. Espy, Mike [D-MS-2], Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14], Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6], Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4], Rep. Pickle, J. J. [D-TX-10], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-11], Rep. Perkins, Carl C. [D-KY-7], Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-34], Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1], Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10], Rep. Parker, Mike [D-MS-4], Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3], Rep. Olin, James R. [D-VA-6], Rep. Dixon, Julian C. [D-CA-28], Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12], Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-11], Rep. Ravenel, Arthur, Jr. [R-SC-1], Rep. Moorhead, Carlos J. [R-CA-22], Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-3], Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7], Rep. Derrick, Butler C. [D-SC-3], Rep. Sarpalius, Bill [D-TX-13], Rep. Fawell, Harris W. [R-IL-13], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8], Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1], Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4], Rep. McGrath, Raymond J. [R-NY-5], Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-27], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Rep. Machtley, Ronald K. [R-RI-1], Rep. Lewis, Thomas F. [R-FL-12], Rep. Schaefer, Dan [R-CO-6], Rep. Moody, Jim [D-WI-5]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

3 June 2026

Healthcare

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Summary

Medicare EKG Payment Restoration Act of 1991 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) reestablish separate payment for the interpretation of electrocardiograms (EKGs) that are ordered or performed during an office visit or consultation with a physician; and (2) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish separate fee schedule amounts for EKG interpretations and to adjust the relative values established for office visits to or consultations with a physician to reflect the establishment of such separate fee schedule amounts. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish practice guidelines for the use of EKGs for dissemination along with other educational information relating to the use of EKGs to physicians; (2) develop a profile of the use of EKGs by physicians; and (3) conduct a study and report to the Congress on the utilization and costs of EKGs.

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Timeline

  1. 24 September 1991

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 24 September 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 24 September 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 1 October 1991

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  5. 15 October 1991

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

    Source: Committee

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