[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3629 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3629

      To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from 
promulgating any regulation, rule, or other order if the effect of such 
 regulation, rule, or order is to eliminate or modify any requirement 
under the Medicare Program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
 for physician supervision of anesthesia services, as such requirement 
                  was in effect on December 31, 1997.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 1, 1998

Mr. Weldon of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 
Commerce, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
      To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from 
promulgating any regulation, rule, or other order if the effect of such 
 regulation, rule, or order is to eliminate or modify any requirement 
under the Medicare Program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
 for physician supervision of anesthesia services, as such requirement 
                  was in effect on December 31, 1997.

    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 ``Safer Seniors Medical Care Act of 
1998''.

SEC. 2. PHYSICIAN SUPERVISION OF ANESTHESIA SERVICES.

    The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not promulgate any 
regulation, rule, or other order if the effect of such regulation, 
rule, or order is to eliminate or modify any requirement under the 
Medicare Program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) for physician supervision of anesthesia services, 
as such requirement was in effect on December 31, 1997.
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