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S. 236 (109th)

Critical Access to Clinical Lab Services Act of 2005

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Introduced

1 February 2005

Last action

1 February 2005 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN], Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO], Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

15 August 2025

Healthcare

Summary

Critical Access to Clinical Lab Services Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide that clinical diagnostic laboratory services furnished by a critical access hospital shall be treated as being furnished as part of outpatient critical access services without regard to whether: (1) the individual for whom the services are furnished is physically present in the critical access hospital at the time the specimen is collected; (2) such individual is registered as an outpatient on the records of, and receives such services directly from, the critical access hospital; or (3) payment is available for such services under the fee schedule established for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests.

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Timeline

  1. 1 February 2005

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 1 February 2005

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S744-745)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 1 February 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

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