United States · Law · HR
H.R. 876 (114th)
NOTICE Act
Introduced
11 February 2015
Last action
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Status
Became Public Law No: 114-42.
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5 December 2025
Summary
Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility Act or the NOTICE Act Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require a hospital with an agreement with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to give each individual entitled to benefits under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance), whom the hospital classifies for more than 24 hours as an outpatient under observation status or any other similar status, an adequate oral and written notification within 36 hours of that classification which: explains the individual's status as an outpatient under observation (or any similar status) and not as an inpatient; explains the reason for that classification; explains the implications of that outpatient status on eligibility for Medicare coverage of items and services as well as cost-sharing requirements; includes the name and title of the hospital staff who gave an oral notification and its date and time; and is signed by individual, if the notification is written, to acknowledge its receipt, or if such individual refuses to sign, the written notification is signed by the staff of the hospital who presented it.
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Documents
17 official files
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 6 August 2015
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 6 August 2015
Public Law
summary · EN · 6 August 2015
Passed Senate without amendment
summary · EN · 27 July 2015
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 17 March 2015
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 17 March 2015
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 16 March 2015
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 16 March 2015
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 16 March 2015
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 13 March 2015
Reported in House (PDF)
Reported in House · EN · 13 March 2015
Reported to House amended, Part I
summary · EN · 13 March 2015
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 February 2015
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 February 2015
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 11 February 2015
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/876
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/876