3.0.0 2516 2023-01-11T13:19:10Z 2023-01-11T13:19:10Z House H HR 2009-05-20 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-05-21T16:40:09Z Referred to 2009-05-20T14:04:43Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-05-20T14:04:44Z Medical Rights and Reform Act of 2009 111 3970 HR 2009-12-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2009-05-21 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-05-20 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-05-20 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 2009-05-20 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-05-20 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1222-1223) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-05-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-05-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000360 Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 10 N D000604 Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] Charles Dent R PA W. 15 2009-05-20 True B001232 Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] JUDY BIGGERT R IL 13 2009-05-20 True B001255 Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] Charles Boustany R LA W. 7 2009-05-20 True P000585 Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] TODD PLATTS R PA RUSSELL 19 2009-05-20 True P000594 Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] Erik Paulsen R MN 3 2009-05-20 True B001247 Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] Ginny Brown-Waite R FL 5 2009-05-20 True S001179 Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18] Aaron Schock R IL 18 2009-05-20 True T000462 Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] PATRICK TIBERI R OH J. 12 2009-05-20 True W000795 Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] Joe Wilson R SC 2 2009-05-20 True L000567 Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] Leonard Lance R NJ 7 2009-05-20 True F000450 Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] Virginia Foxx R NC 5 2009-05-20 True R000578 Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] David Reichert R WA G. 8 2009-05-20 True L000571 Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large] Cynthia Lummis R WY M. 0 2009-06-02 False B001260 Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13] Vern Buchanan R FL 13 2009-06-04 False J000290 Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] Lynn Jenkins R KS 2 2009-06-17 False L000568 Rep. Lee, Christopher J. [R-NY-26] Christopher Lee R NY J. 26 2009-07-07 False R000583 Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-16] Thomas Rooney R FL J. 16 2009-07-08 False Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2009-07-20 False F000372 Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11] RODNEY FRELINGHUYSEN R NJ 11 2009-07-30 False B001248 Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Michael Burgess R TX C. 26 2009-10-29 False C001047 Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2 2009-10-29 False P000265 Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] TOM PETRI R WI 6 2009-10-29 False Health Contracts and agency Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Intergovernmental relations State and local government operations Health 00 2009-05-20 Introduced in House 2009-08-29T15:00:59Z Medical Rights Act of 2009 - Prohibits federal funds from being used to permit any federal officer or employee to exercise any supervision or control over: (1) the practice of medicine, the practice of other health care professions, or the manner in which health care services are provided; (2) the provision by a physician or a health care practitioner of advice to a patient about the patient's health status or recommended treatment for a condition or disease; (3) the selection, tenure, or compensation of any officer, employee, or contractor of any institution, business, nonfederal agency, or individual providing health care services; or (4) the administration or operation of any such institution, business, nonfederal agency, or individual with respect to the provision of health care services to a patient. Sets forth exceptions for the Veterans Health Administration, the Department of Defense (DOD), the United States Public Health Service, the Indian Health Service, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Health Resources and Services Administration.

Prohibits federal funds from being used by any federal officer or employee to prohibit: (1) any individual from receiving health care services from any provider under terms and conditions mutually acceptable to the patient, the provider, and the patient's group health plan; or (2) any person from entering into a contract with any group health plan, health insurance issuer, or other business for the provision of, or payment to other parties for, health care services.

Sets forth provisions to prohibit specified actions to avoid the prohibitions under this Act.

Repeals Medicare provisions restricting private contracts between beneficiaries and physicians or practitioners.

]]> Medical Rights Act of 2009 Display Title Medical Rights Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To guarantee the rights of patients and doctors against Federal restrictions or delay in the provision of privately-funded health care. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Medical Rights Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-05-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2516ih/xml/BILLS-111hr2516ih.xml 2009-05-21 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.