US Congress House Bill 4898 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-1)
Status: Introduced on October 29 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes two grant programs to increase access to emergency care in remote rural areas where the nearest emergency department is at least 30 minutes away or inaccessible by road.First, the bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to provide grants to establish or maintain federally-qualified health centers or rural health clinics located remote rural areas. Eligible health centers or clinics must (1) employ physicians and professional clinical and support staff; (2) have laboratories, x-ray machines, and cardiac monitors on site; and (3) provide walk-in urgent care, and staging for transport to an emergency department.Further, the bill requires HRSA to provide grants to rural health departments that are located in remote rural areas to support the provision of emergency services, triage and transport to emergency departments, primary care services, or other similar services. Eligible rural health departments must (1) have a nursing staff and medical equipment, (2) agree to provide such emergency or similar services, and (3) submit an estimated cost for the first year of staffing and equipment.

Rural Health Innovation Act of 2019

Rep. David Kustoff [R-TN]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Denver Riggleman [R-VA]
Rep. Greg Murphy [R-NC]	Rep. Jack Bergman [R-MI]	Rep. Drew Ferguson [R-GA]	Rep. Tim Burchett [R-TN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-10-30	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-10-29	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2019-10-29	House	Introduced in House

SB2411 (Same As) 2019-07-31 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4898/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4898/BILLS-116hr4898ih.pdf