HR 5204 · 108th Congress · Health

To amend section 340E of the Public Health Service Act (relating to children's hospitals) to modify provisions regarding the determination of the amount of payments for indirect expenses associated with operating approved graduate medical residency training programs.

Introduced 2004-10-04· Sponsored by Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14]· House

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-490.(2004-12-23)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider the ratio of residents in children's hospitals' approved graduate medical residency training programs to beds (but excluding beds or bassinets assigned to healthy new born infants) when determining the amount of payments to such hospitals for indirect expenses associated with the treatment of more severely ill patients and the additional costs associated with teaching residents in such programs.…

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