A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend and reauthorize appropriations through FY2018 for payments to children's hospitals associated with operating approved graduate medical residency training programs.
Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) make available up to 25 percent of the total amounts in excess of specified appropriations for payments to certain hospitals with a Medicare payment agreement that are excluded from the Medicare inpatient hospital prospective payment system and whose inpatients are predominantly under 18 years of age; and (2) establish a quality bonus system for distribution of excess payments to such hospitals, which may include a focus on quality measurement and improvement, interpersonal and communications skills, delivering patient-centered care, and practicing in integrated health systems.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Harkin without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Harkin without amendment. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 227.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7963; text as passed Senate: CR S7963)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7963; text as passed Senate: CR S7963)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Mr. Pitts moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2782-2784)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1557.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2782-2783)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2782-2783)
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 113-98.
Became Public Law No: 113-98.
Enacted as Public Law 113-98
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