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H.R. 4838 (116th)

SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act

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Introduced

23 October 2019

Last action

26 October 2019 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3], Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1], Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31], Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2], Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Michael San Nicolas, Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48], Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4], Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7], Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34], Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare

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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

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