A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide for placing responsibility for medical care provided by skilled nursing facilities under titles XVIII and XIX in a medical director.

Summary

Provides for placing responsibility for medical care provided by skilled nursing facilities under the Medicare and Medicaid programs of the Social Security Act in a medical director who is to be a physician on call in emergencies and who either (1) spends 10 hours a week in each facility for which he is responsible or (2) spends 2 hours per week in such facility and is assisted by a nurse practitioner (whose functions are defined in the Act) who spends at least 20 hours per week at the facility.

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Timeline

1. 29 April 1975

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 29 April 1975

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 29 April 1975

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Moss, Frank E. [D-UT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hartke, Vance [D-IN] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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