A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require hospitals participating in the Medicare or Medicaid program to provide notice of availability of Medicare and Medicaid providers as part of discharge planning and to maintain and disclose information on certain referrals
Contributors: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce; United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means
Publisher: [United States Government Printing Office]
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Washington, D.C.?]
Language: eng
Subjects: Hospitals; Admission and discharge; Law and legislation; After care; Reporting; Medical referral; Medical records; Disclosure of information; Conflict of interests; Medicare; Medicaid
Other titles: Patient Freedom of Choice Act of 1997.; 105th Congress, 1st Session, H.R. 734 in the House of Representatives.; To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require hospitals participating in the Medicare or Medicaid program to provide notice of availability of Medicare and Medicaid providers as part of discharge planning and to maintain and disclose information on certain referrals.
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Introduced [February, 1997?]; referred to the Committee on Commerce and Committee on Ways and Means.