Hospital Length of Stay Act of 2001

Summary

Hospital Length of Stay Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require that group and individual health insurance coverage, as well as Medicare supplemental insurance policies and managed care plans under Medicare and Medicaid, provide coverage for hospital lengths of stay as determined by the attending health care provider in consultation with the patient. Applies these requirements also to care provided under: (1) the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program; (2) programs of medical care for members and certain former members of the uniformed services and their dependents; (3) veterans' hospital care provisions; (4) the State Children's Health Insurance Program under title XXI of the Social Security Act; (5) Indian Health Service and tribal organization programs; and (6) provisions for health care of Peace Corps volunteers.

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Timeline

1. 20 March 2001

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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2. 20 March 2001

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2589-2590)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 20 March 2001

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 20 March 2001 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 20 March 2001

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 20 March 2001

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 20 March 2001

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Sponsors

• Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] · R · Sponsor
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