3.0.0 2560 2019-11-15T21:48:31Z 2019-11-15T21:48:31Z House H HR 2005-05-24 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-06-17T15:35:57Z Referred to 2005-05-24T13:00:05Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-06-01T20:21:30Z Referred to 2005-05-24T13:00:10Z 2005-06-17 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2005-06-01 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2005-05-24 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2005-05-24 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-24 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2005-05-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3880-3881) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000283 Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] JESSE JACKSON D IL L. 2 N S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 29 2005-06-29 False B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2005-06-29 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2005-06-29 False O000159 Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] MAJOR OWENS D NY R. 11 2005-06-29 False W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2005-06-29 False J000284 Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11] STEPHANIE JONES D OH TUBBS 11 2005-07-20 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2006-06-14 False Health Communication in medicine Data banks Directories Disabled Economics and Public Finance Electronic data interchange Emergency Management Emergency medicine Families Family services Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Grants-in-aid Health information systems Hospital care Hospitals Law Medicare Missing persons Nonprofit organizations Patients' rights Power of attorney Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Health 00 2005-05-24 Introduced in House 2005-06-09T21:19:31Z Elaine Sullivan Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require emergency departments to contact family members, a specified healthcare agent, or a surrogate decisionmaker of an incapacitated patient within 24 hours of arrival at the emergency department.

Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to qualified not-for-profit organizations for the purpose of assisting them to establish and operate voluntary next of kin registries.

]]> Elaine Sullivan Act Short Titles as Introduced Elaine Sullivan Act Display Title Elaine Sullivan Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require, as a condition of participation in the Medicare Program, that hospitals make reasonable efforts to contact a family member, specified healthcare agent, or surrogate decisionmaker of a patient who arrives at a hospital emergency department unconscious or otherwise physically incapable of communicating with the attending health care practitioners of the hospital, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2005-05-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr2560ih/xml/BILLS-109hr2560ih.xml 2005-06-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.