To amend section 340E of the Public Health Service Act (relating to children's hospitals) to modify provisions regarding the determination of the amount of payments for indirect expenses associated with operating approved graduate medical residency training programs.

Bill: 108-hr-5204
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2004-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Case mix (Medical care)
Child health
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Families
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to health facilities
Graduate education
Higher education
Hospital rates
Infants
Medical education

Summary:
action_date: 2004-10-04
text: 
Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider the ratio of residents in children's hospitals' approved graduate medical residency training programs to beds (but excluding beds or bassinets assigned to healthy new born infants) when determining the amount of payments to such hospitals for indirect expenses associated with the treatment of more severely ill patients and the additional costs associated with teaching residents in such programs.

action_date: 2004-10-06
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider the ratio of residents in children's hospitals' approved graduate medical residency training programs to beds (but excluding beds or bassinets assigned to healthy new born infants) when determining the amount of payments to such hospitals for indirect expenses associated with the treatment of more severely ill patients and the additional costs associated with teaching residents in such programs.

action_date: 2004-12-08
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider the ratio of residents in children's hospitals' approved graduate medical residency training programs to beds (but excluding beds or bassinets assigned to healthy new born infants) when determining the amount of payments to such hospitals for indirect expenses associated with the treatment of more severely ill patients and the additional costs associated with teaching residents in such programs.

action_date: 2004-12-23
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider the ratio of residents in children's hospitals' approved graduate medical residency training programs to beds (but excluding beds or bassinets assigned to healthy new born infants) when determining the amount of payments to such hospitals for indirect expenses associated with the treatment of more severely ill patients and the additional costs associated with teaching residents in such programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-12-23
text: Became Public Law No: 108-490.
action_date: 2004-12-23
text: Became Public Law No: 108-490.
action_date: 2004-12-23
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2004-12-23
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2004-12-16
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2004-12-16
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2004-12-09
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2004-12-08
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12029)
action_date: 2004-12-08
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S12029)
action_date: 2004-10-07
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8253)
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8253)
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5204.
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8253-8255)
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2004-10-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2004-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-10-04
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 108-490