HR 2558 · 112th Congress · Health

Children's Hospitals Education Equity Act

Introduced 2011-07-15· Sponsored by Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2011-07-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Children's Hospitals Education Equity Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise the definition of "children's hospital" for purposes of payments associated with operating approved graduate medical residency training programs to include a psychiatric hospital that has, continuously since enactment of this Act, met the following criteria: (1) the hospital is excluded from the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system, (2) the hospital has 90% or more inpatients under the age of 18, (3) the hospital has a Medicare payment agreement, and (4) the hospital has an accredited residency program.…

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Cosponsors (3)

3 Democrats