United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3958 (104th)
Federal Coverage for Clinical Trials Act of 1996
Introduced
2 August 1996
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care.
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Summary
Federal Coverage for Clinical Trials Act of 1996 - Prohibits the Medicare program (title XVIII of the Social Security Act), the Federal Employees Health Benefit Plan, the veterans health care program, and the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) from denying, limiting, or imposing additional conditions on coverage because of participation in an approved clinical study. Directs the Secretary of Heath and Human Services to make available to the public information about clinical investigations and results obtained from approved clinical studies.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 2 August 1996
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Introduced in House · EN · 2 August 1996
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 2 August 1996
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3958
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/3958