HOUSE 1609117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Treatment in Place Act
- Last Action
- 3/9/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-09Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-03-08Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-03-08Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-03-08Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-03-08Introduced in House
- 2021-03-08Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-08 (00)
Treatment in Place Act
This bill allows for Medicare payment of ground ambulance services that did not result in the actual transport of an individual to a permitted facility, if the lack of transport was due to community-wide COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) protocols for emergency medical services during the public health emergency.
Cosponsors (2)
- JOHN LARSON (D-CT)
- Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
Subjects
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Medicare
- Motor vehicles
- Transportation costs
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