S 2846 · 116th Congress · Health

Protecting Patients Transportation to Care Act

Introduced 2019-11-13· Sponsored by Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]· 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.(2019-11-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Protecting Patients Transportation to Care Act This bill provides statutory authority for the requirement that state Medicaid programs cover nonemergency transportation to medically necessary items and services. The bill also requires programs, as a condition of federal payment for such services, to have transportation coordination plans and utilization management guidelines.…

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat
Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]OH