[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2934 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2934

    To authorize Federal payment to emergency ambulance and medical 
 services providers for the cost of uncompensated care of aliens aided 
      by the border patrol or other Federal immigration official.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 16, 2005

 Mr. Filner (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. Davis of California, and Mr. 
    Flake) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
    To authorize Federal payment to emergency ambulance and medical 
 services providers for the cost of uncompensated care of aliens aided 
      by the border patrol or other Federal immigration official.

    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 ``Pay for All Your Undocumented 
Procedures (PAY UP!) Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZING FEDERAL PAYMENT TO EMERGENCY AMBULANCE AND MEDICAL 
              SERVICES PROVIDERS FOR THE COST OF UNCOMPENSATED CARE OF 
              ALIENS AIDED BY THE BORDER PATROL OR OTHER FEDERAL 
              IMMIGRATION OFFICIAL.

    (a) In General.--In the case described in subsection (b), the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall, from amounts appropriated under 
subsection (c), provide payment to the hospital, health clinic, or 
other provider of the ambulance or other emergency services described 
in subsection (b) appropriate reimbursement for the costs of such 
emergency services, but only to the extent that such costs are not 
otherwise reimbursed through any Federal program and cannot be 
recovered from the alien or another person.
    (b) Case of Injured Alien Described.--A case described in this 
subsection is the case of an alien to whom a border patrol officer or 
other Federal immigration official provides assistance in any form, 
directly or indirectly, in seeking or obtaining emergency medical 
assistance, including contacting an ambulance service for the transport 
of the alien to an appropriate medical facility for the receipt of 
emergency services.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated for each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2006, 
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
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