3.0.0 2750 2023-01-13T04:48:20Z 2023-01-13T04:48:20Z Senate S S 2006-05-04 109 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-05-04T21:42:49Z Ensuring Access to Emergency Rooms Act of 2005 109 2729 HR 2005-06-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2005 109 3875 HR 2005-10-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2006-05-04 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2006-05-04 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4073) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-05-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000595 Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] James DeMint R SC W. N C001040 Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI] LINCOLN CHAFEE R RI D. 2006-06-13 False V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2006-06-14 False I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2006-08-01 False S000059 Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] RICK SANTORUM R PA 2006-09-14 False Health Access to health care Administrative procedure Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Department of Health and Human Services Emergency Management Emergency medicine Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Government liability Governmental investigations Health care fraud Hospital care Hospital rates Hospitals Law Medical fees Medical malpractice Medically uninsured Medicare Physicians Social Welfare Standards Health 00 2006-05-04 Introduced in Senate 2006-05-26T17:24:13Z Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to deem hospitals, emergency rooms, physicians (including on-call physicians), and physicians groups that provide emergency care to uninsured individuals to be employees of the Public Health Service for purposes of any civil action that may arise due to items and services furnished.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide additional payments from the Federal Supplementary Insurance Trust Fund for physicians' services in the emergency department of a hospital or critical access hospital to a Medicare recipient.

Provides for incentive payments to hospitals that certify to the Secretary that they meet established standards for prompt admission by a hospital of individuals presenting to the emergency department that need inpatient hospital services.

Requires the Comptroller General to submit to the relevant congressional committees a report that evaluates whether such standards will achieve the stated objectives and recommends any changes.

Sets forth civil monetary penalties for filing a false certification and engaging in a pattern or practice of failing to meet established standards.

]]> Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2006 Display Title Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2006 Introduced in Senate 2006-05-04T04:00:00Z 2006-05-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.