S 947 · 111th Congress · Health

Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2009

Introduced 2009-04-30· Sponsored by Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]· Senate

Bill Progress

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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.(2009-04-30)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with regard to a laboratory-furnished technical component of certain physician pathology services, to treat such component as a service for which payment shall be made to the laboratory, and not as an inpatient hospital or hospital outpatient service for which payment is made to the hospital.…

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Cosponsors (3)

1 Democrat2 Republicans
Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS]KS
Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS]MS
Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND]ND