HR 1800 · 96th Congress · Health
A bill to amend section 1861(e)(5) of the Social Security Act to extend to 1982 the waiver of the 24-hour nursing service requirement permitted for certain rural hospitals.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.(1979-02-01)
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Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend until 1982 the waiver, permitted to certain rural hospitals, of the requirement that a hospital must have 24 hour nursing service in order to qualify as a hospital under the Medicare program.…
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