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- H.R.2523
H.R.2523: Physician Availability Act of 2011
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced July 13, 2011
- Latest Major Action July 15, 2011
- See the three similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Summary
Physician Availability Act of 2011 - Requires each covered hospital to have a qualified physician available in the hospital 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to attend to the needs of the hospital's inpatients. Defines a "covered hospital" to: (1) include hospitals participating in Medicare or Medicaid or receiving federal funds, and (2) exclude hospitals in a federal facility or hospitals that the Secretary of Health and Human Services...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| July 13, 2011 |
Introduced in the House by Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) |