3.0.0 5189 2022-10-28T02:00:25Z 2022-10-28T02:00:25Z House HR 2019-11-20 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 186 (Wednesday, November 20, 2019)][House][Pages H9121-H9122]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts:H.R. 5189.=========================== NOTE ===========================November 20, 2019, on page H9121, the following appeared: By Ms.CLARK: H.R. 5189.The online version has been corrected to read: By Ms. CLARK ofMassachusetts: H.R. 5189.========================= END NOTE =========================[[Page H9122]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of Congress to make rules for the government andregulation of the land and naval forces, as enumerated inArticle I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United StatesConstitution.]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2019-11-21T16:53:31Z Referred to 2019-11-20T15:01:00Z 2019-11-21 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-11-20 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-11-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-11-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001101 Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] Katherine Clark D MA M. 5 N C001103 Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] Earl Carter R GA L. "Buddy" 1 2019-11-20 True P000617 Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] Ayanna Pressley D MA 7 2019-12-04 False K000379 Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] Joseph Kennedy D MA P. 4 2019-12-04 False R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 40 2020-02-03 False T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2020-09-11 False R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2020-09-11 False Health Child health Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Hospital care Licensing and registrations Medicaid Women's health Health 00 2019-11-20 Introduced in House 2019-12-12T16:44:53Z Birth Access Benefiting Improved Essential Facility Services Act or the BABIES Act

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a Medicaid demonstration program to improve freestanding birth center services for women with low-risk pregnancies.

Among other things, the CMS must (1) publish criteria for freestanding birth centers to participate in the program, including specified accreditation, licensure, and service requirements; (2) publish guidance for states to establish prospective payment systems under Medicaid for program participants; and (3) award planning grants for states to develop program proposals. The CMS may choose up to six states to participate in the program.

]]> BABIES Act Display Title BABIES Act Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Medicaid demonstration program to develop and advance innovative payment models for freestanding birth center services for women with a low-risk pregnancy, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced BABIES Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Birth Access Benefiting Improved Essential Facility Services Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5189ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5189ih.xml 2019-11-21 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.