Health Professional Shortage Area Amendments of 1992

Summary

Health Professional Shortage Area Amendments of 1992 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to add a certain percentage of the population being 65 years old or older to the indicators of need which must be taken into consideration in designating health professional shortage areas (HPSAs). Prohibits, for frontier areas, considering the travel time between population centers or to contiguous area resources. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to continue, for three months after withdrawal of the designation of an area as an HPSA, the additional payments mandated for services furnished in HPSAs.

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Timeline

1. 10 June 1992

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 June 1992

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 10 June 1992

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 16 June 1992

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

5. 8 July 1992

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · undated · Official file

Documents

2 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 10 June 1992

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Sponsors

• Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Poshard, Glenn [D-IL-22] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Thomas, Craig [R-WY-At Large] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Espy, Mike [D-MS-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Synar, Mike [D-OK-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Lancaster, H. Martin [D-NC-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Payne, Lewis F., Jr. [D-VA-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Schiff, Steven [R-NM-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Morrison, Sid [R-WA-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] · R · Cosponsor
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