S 4083 · 109th Congress · Health

Hospital Quality Reporting Improvement Act of 2006

Introduced 2006-12-06· Sponsored by Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(2006-12-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Hospital Quality Reporting Improvement Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare), as amended by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, with respect to requirements for payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to adopt certain consensus-based measures, approved by national organizations with health care quality expertise, which are designed to reduce the likelihood of hospital medication errors.…

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat
Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN]IN