A bill to provide increased benefits under part B of the medicare program with respect to the treatment of mental, psychoneurotic, and personality disorders of outpatients.
1979-03-14: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide for inclusion of the services of licensed practical nurses under medicare and medicaid.
1979-03-14: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Administrative Rule Making Reform Act of 1979
1979-03-14: Referred to House Committee on Rules.
A bill to amend titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act to include qualified drugs, requiring a physician's prescription or certification and approved by a Formulary Committee, among the items and services covered under the hospital insurance program.
1979-03-14: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act for the purpose of including community mental health centers among the entities which may be qualified providers of service for medicare purposes.
1979-03-14: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act to include eligible drugs, requiring a physician's prescription or certification and approved by a Formulary Committee, among the items and services covered under the hospital insurance program.
1979-03-14: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide for placing responsibility for medical care provided by skilled nursing facilities under titles XVIII and XIX in a medical director.
1979-03-14: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Narcotic Sentencing Act of 1979
1979-03-14: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill to require physician visits to patients in skilled nursing facilities at least once every thirty days.
1979-03-14: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend part B of title XI of the Social Security Act to exempt small hospitals and other small inpatient facilities, in rural and other areas, from the requirement of review by a Professional Standards Review Organization and from the related requirements and provisions of that part.
1979-03-14: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Health Care Expenditures Regulation Review Act
1979-03-14: Referred to House Committee on Rules.
Deaf Services Act
1979-03-14: Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
A bill to require admissions contracts between nursing homes participating in Federal programs and the patients they serve.
1979-03-14: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to provide for the modification of the medicare reimbursement formula to allow small hospitals in rural areas with low occupancy to provide long-term care but only in those areas where there are no appropriate nursing home beds available.
1979-03-14: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to permit an exemption of the first $5,000 of retirement income received by a taxpayer under a public retirement system or any other system if the taxpayer is at least 65 years of age.
1979-03-14: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide cost-of-living adjustments to the adjusted gross income limitation on the exclusion for certain disability payments.
1979-03-14: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Product Liability Insurance Tax Equity Act of 1979
1979-03-14: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that an alien may not be paid supplemental security income benefits unless he not only is a permanent resident of the United States but has also continuously resided in the United States for at least one year.
1979-03-14: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to provide combat bonuses for honorable Vietnam service through tax credits.
1979-03-14: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to eliminate the adjusted gross income limitation on the credit for the elderly.
1979-03-14: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.