To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to update the fee schedule for ambulance services provided by critical access hospitals.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to update the fee schedule for ambulance services provided by critical access hospitals., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Immigration, Social Welfare.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H83650132F13E4FAEA33E029327CBF5FD: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Emergency Access in Key Sites Act or the PEAKS Act.
- Section H75E2E4FC07FC4DDD8F6A272CCD81738D: 2. Update to fee schedule for ambulance services provided by critical access hospitals Section 1834(l)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)(8)) is...
- Section HEBE8AF7A363F4A038C5191A69A7F8C31: 3. Treatment of hospitals that met mountainous terrain or secondary roads distance requirement for designation as critical access hospital Section 1820(h) of...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to update the fee schedule for ambulance services provided by critical access hospitals., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Immigration, Social Welfare
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to update the fee schedule for ambulance services provided by critical access hospitals., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMrs. Miller of West Virginia (for herself and Ms. Lofgren) …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
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