United States · Bill · S
S. 587 (107th)
Sustaining Access to Vital Emergency Medical Services Act of 2001
Introduced
21 March 2001
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Summary
Sustaining Access to Vital Emergency Medical Services Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, as amended by the Children's Health Act of 2000, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to enable such entities to provide for improved emergency medical services in rural areas. Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) (including part C (Medicare+Choice) of the Medicare program) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to establish a prudent layperson standard for emergency ambulance services under Medicare and Medicaid.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 21 March 2001
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 21 March 2001
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 21 March 2001
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/587
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/587