HR 1215 · 99th Congress · Social Welfare
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of antibiotics administered intravenously at home to patients with a chronic infectious disease requiring long-term intravenous antibiotic therapy.
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.(1985-02-27)
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Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to include within the definition of "medical and other health services" the services and supplies furnished by or under the supervision of a physician in connection with intravenous antibiotic therapy furnished in the patient's home to a patient with a chronic infectious disease requiring long-term intravenous antibiotic therapy.…
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Cosponsors (3)
3 Republicans