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H.R. 4257 (108th)

Critical Access to Clinical Lab Services Act of 2004

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Introduced

30 April 2004

Last action

4 May 2004 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Otter, C. L. (Butch) [R-ID-1], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Michael Simpson, COLLIN PETERSON, Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7], Rep. Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8], Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-22], Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Kennedy, Mark R. [R-MN-6], Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1], Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5], Bennie Thompson, Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Gillmor, Paul E. [R-OH-5], Marsha Blackburn, Rep. Carson, Brad [D-OK-2], Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8], Rep. Osborne, Tom [R-NE-3], Harold Rogers, Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-21], Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1], Rep. Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6], Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4], Jerry Moran, Rep. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large], Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4], GREG WALDEN

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

18 August 2025

Healthcare

Summary

Critical Access to Clinical Lab Services Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide that clinical diagnostic laboratory services furnished by a critical access hospital shall be treated as being furnished as part of outpatient critical access services without regard to whether: (1) the individual for whom the services are furnished is physically present in the critical access hospital at the time the specimen is collected; (2) such individual is registered as an outpatient on the records of, and receives such services directly from, the critical access hospital; or (3) payment is available for such services under the fee schedule established for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests.

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Timeline

  1. 30 April 2004

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 30 April 2004

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 30 April 2004

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 30 April 2004

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 4 May 2004

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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