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

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by  United States. Congress. House

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105thcongress H. R. 3629
2dSession
ToprohibittheSecretan-ofHealthandHumanSer\icesfrompromulgating
any regulation, rule, or other order ifthe effect of such regulation,
rule, or order is to eliminate or modify any requirement under the
Medicare Program under title X^^^ of the Social Security Act for
physician supervision of anesthesia seniees, as such requirement was
ineffectonDecember31.1997.
IN TIIE HOUSE OF REPRESEXTATR1ES
April1,1998
Mr.WeldonofFloridaintroducedthefollowingbill;whichwasreferredto
the Committee onWays and IMeans, andin additiontotheCommittee
onCommerce,foraperiodtobesubsequentlydeterminedbytheSpeaker,
ineachcaseforconsiderationofsuchpro^^sionsasfall\\ithinthejuris-
dictionofthecommitteeconcerned
BILL
To prohibit the Secretary of Heahh and Human Sen-ices
from promulgrating any regulation, rule, or other order
if the effect of such regulation, rule, or order is to
eliminate or modify anyrequirement underthe ^Medicare
Pro-am under title XVIU of the Social Security Act
for physician supen-ision ofanesthesia seniees, as such
requirementwasineffectonDecember31, 1997.
1 Be itenactedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresenta-
2 tivesofthe UnitedStatesofAmericoin Congressassembled,
2 3 flDTS ODDlBHSfl b
1 SECTION1.SHORTTITLE.
2 ThisAct maybecited asthe "SaferSeniors]\Iedical
3 CareActof1998".
4 SEC. 2. PHYSICIAN SUPERVISION OF ANESTHESIA SERV-
5 ICES.
6 The Secretary* ofHealth and Human Sendees shall
7 not promulg:ateanyregrulation, rule, orotherorderifthe
8 effect ofsuchregulation, rule, ororderisto eliminate or
9 modify any requirement under the ^Medicare Program
10 under title XMII ofthe Social Security'Act (42 U.S.C.
11 1395 etseq.) forphysiciansupervisionofanesthesia sen^-
12 ices, as such requirementwas in effect on December 31,
13 1997.
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