HR 2471 · 108th Congress · Health

Emergency Room Modernization Act

Introduced 2003-06-16· Sponsored by Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-21]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2003-06-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Emergency Room Modernization Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to declare that the medical screening requirement for individuals who come to a hospital emergency department shall not apply in the case of an individual who does not request examination or treatment for an emergency medical condition (such as a request solely for prescription refills, blood pressure screening, and non-emergency laboratory and diagnostic tests or requests treatment or assistance in another department or setting in the hospital or at a facility on the hospital campus).…

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