[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3551 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3551

   To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require renal 
dialysis facilities to make services available on a 24-hour basis as a 
         condition of participation under the medicare program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 19, 1993

    Mr. Collins of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was 
  referred jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require renal 
dialysis facilities to make services available on a 24-hour basis as a 
         condition of participation under the medicare program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Elizabeth A. Greeson Dialysis 
Coverage Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING RENAL DIALYSIS FACILITIES TO MAKE SERVICES AVAILABLE 
              ON A 24-HOUR BASIS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1881(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395rr(b)(1)) is amended by striking the period at the end and 
inserting the following: ``, together with a requirement (in the case 
of a renal dialysis facility) that the facility make institutional 
dialysis services and supplies available on a 24-hour basis (either 
directly or through arrangements with providers of services or other 
renal dialysis facilities that meet the requirements of such 
subparagraph).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 1994.

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