SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act

Summary

SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act This bill allows for payment under the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services of certain items and services that are furnished at off-campus outpatient departments. Specifically, the bill allows for payment of items and services for which payments to physician specialists (under the Medicare physician fee schedule) did not exceed $2 million during the previous year.

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Timeline

1. 23 October 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 23 October 2019

   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

3. 23 October 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 26 October 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 23 October 2019 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 23 October 2019

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 23 October 2019

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 23 October 2019

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Sponsors

• James McGovern · D · Sponsor
• Adrian Smith · R · Sponsor
• Jeff Fortenberry · R · Cosponsor
• Gilbert Cisneros · D · Cosponsor
• Don Bacon · R · Cosponsor
• Henry Cuellar · D · Cosponsor
• Raúl Grijalva · D · Cosponsor
• Debra Haaland · D · Cosponsor
• Zoe Lofgren · D · Cosponsor
• Cynthia Axne · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Michael San Nicolas · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] · D · Cosponsor
• Harley Rouda · D · Cosponsor
• SUSAN DAVIS · D · Cosponsor
• Tom O'Halleran · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
• Greg Stanton · D · Cosponsor
• TJ Cox · D · Cosponsor
• Grace Napolitano · D · Cosponsor
• Stephanie Murphy · D · Cosponsor
• Filemon Vela · D · Cosponsor
• Katie Porter · D · Cosponsor
• Barbara Lee · D · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing
• · hswm00 · Standing

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