United States · Bill · S
S. 587 (107th)
Sustaining Access to Vital Emergency Medical Services Act of 2001
Introduced
21 March 2001
Last action
21 March 2001 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND], Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY], Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS], Sen. Miller, Zell [D-GA], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR], Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN], Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN], Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
19 August 2025
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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Timeline
21 March 2001
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
21 March 2001
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2668-2669)
Source: IntroReferral
21 March 2001
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 21 March 2001 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Miller, Zell [D-GA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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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
- us · 107-s-587 · source updated 19 August 2025