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Physician Availability Act of 2008
To assure that the services of a nonemergency department physician are available to hospital patients 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week in all non-Federal hospitals with at least 100 licensed beds.
Other Bill Titles (2 more) 4/9/2008--Introduced.
Physician Availability Act of 2008 - 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 determines have fewer than 100 licensed beds.
Considers a physician to be available if:
(1) the physician is physically present in the hospital;
(2) the physician's primary responsibility is to be in attendance to serve the needs of the hospital's inpatients without delay; and
(3) the physician is not physically present in, assigned to, serving in, or expected to cover the hospital's emergency room or emergency department. Sets forth penalties for violations.
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Bill Status
| Introduced |  | Voted on by House | | Voted on by Senate | | Considered By President | | Bill Becomes Law |
| April 09, 2008 |
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April 12, 2008 WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 5739, The Physician Availability Act of ...
US Congress: HR 5739, The Physician Availability Act of 2008.
April 08, 2008 Bill Action: Introduced: HR 5739: To assure that the services of a ...
Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] introduced HR 5739: To assure that the services of a nonemergency department physician are available to hospital patients 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week in all non-Federal hospitals with at least 100 licensed ...
April 08, 2008 HR 5739, To assure that the services of a nonemergency department ...
HR 5739 would assure that the services of a nonemergency department physician are available to hospital patients 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week in all non-Federal hospitals with at least 100 licensed beds. ...
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