H.R. 1609 · 117th Congress · House

Treatment in Place Act

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced
Mar 8, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Treatment in Place Act

This bill allows for Medicare payment of ground ambulance services that did not result in the actual transport of an individual to a permitted facility, if the lack of transport was due to community-wide COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) protocols for emergency medical services during the public health emergency.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAR 09, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  2. MAR 08, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. MAR 08, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. MAR 08, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  5. MAR 08, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 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.

  6. MAR 08, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 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.

Committees

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Health Subcommittee

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Referred: Mar 9, 2021

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Energy and Commerce Committee

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Referred: Mar 8, 2021

Active

Ways and Means Committee

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Referred: Mar 8, 2021

Active

Health Subcommittee

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Referred: Mar 8, 2021

Active