United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5253 (100th)
A bill to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, to allow Medicare coverage for all clinical diagnostic laboratory services.
Introduced
7 September 1988
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Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
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Summary
Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require that Medicare payment for a clinical diagnostic laboratory test performed by a laboratory which is independent of a physician's office or a rural health clinic only be made on the basis of an assignment.
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 7 September 1988
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/5253
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/100/hr/5253