United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 541 (95th)
A bill to require physician visits to patients in skilled nursing facilities at least once every 30 days.
Introduced
4 January 1977
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Status
Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
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1 August 2024
Summary
Amends Title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide that nursing homes participating in the Medicare program must furnish a physician who visits patients not less than once every 30 days and that a physician be available to furnish necessary medical care in case of emergency.
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 4 January 1977
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/541
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/95/hr/541