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| 103-hr-5300 | 103 | hr | 5300 | Affordable Health Care Now Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-11-29 | 1994-12-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Michel, Robert H. [R-IL-18] | IL | R | M000692 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Improved Access to Affordable Health Care Subtitle A: Increased Availability and Continuity of Health Coverage for Individuals and Their Families Subtitle B: Reform of Health Insurance Subtitle C: Preemption Subtitle D: Health Deduction Fairness Subtitle E: Improved Access to Community Health Services Subtitle F: Improved Access to Rural Health Services Subtitle G: Assistance in Enrolling Uninsured Children in Health Insurance Subtitle H: Medicaid Reform Subtitle I: Remedies and Enforcement with Respect to Group Health Plans Subtitle J: Delivery of Health Care Services to Illegal Immigrants Title II: Health Care Cost Containment and Quality Enhancement Subtitle A: Medical Malpractice Liability Reform Subtitle B: Administrative Cost Savings and Fair Health Information Practices Subtitle C: Deduction for Cost of Catastrophic Health Plan; Medical Savings Accounts Subtitle D: Anti-Fraud Subtitle E: Increased Medicare Beneficiary Choice; Additional Medicare Reforms Subtitle F: Health Care Antitrust Improvements Subtitle G: Encouraging Enforcement Activities of Medical Self-Regulatory Entities Subtitle H: Reform of Clinical Laboratory Requirements for Simple Tests Subtitle I: Miscellaneous Provisions Title II: Long-Term Care Subtitle A: Tax Treatment of Long-Term Care Insurance Subtitle B: Establishment of Federal Standards for Long-Term Care Insurance Subtitle C: Protection of Assets Under Medicaid Through Use of Qualified Long-term Care Insurance Subtitle D: Studies Subtitle E: Volunteer Service Credit Demonstration … | 2025-08-26T13:51:12Z | |
| 103-hr-5302 | 103 | hr | 5302 | Health Insurance Equity Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-11-29 | 1994-12-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Hayes, James A. [D-LA-7] | LA | D | H000390 | 0 | Health Insurance Equity Act of 1994 - Amends the Social Security Act to add a new title XXI (Standards for Health Coverage) prohibiting discrimination in health insurance coverage, benefits, and premiums based on health status or claims experience, except with regard to certain preexisting conditions. Limits the conditions under which an insurer may refuse to renew the coverage of individuals or small employers. Authorizes appropriations for State enforcement programs. | 2025-08-26T13:50:35Z | |
| 103-s-2556 | 103 | s | 2556 | A bill to provide for the portability of validly executed advance directives, to provide patients with a better understanding of their health care choices, and to promote study of the quality of care for the gravely or terminally ill or injured, and for other purposes. | Health | 1994-10-08 | 1994-10-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] | MO | R | D000030 | 0 | Provides for the portability among States of validly executed advance directives under Medicare and Medicaid provisions of the Social Security Act. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) and title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require written policies and procedures of service providers to provide for effective communication with individuals regarding relevant aspects of health care decisions affecting such individual, including obtaining informed consent, individual prognosis and treatment decisions, and the formulation of advance directives. Requires a report to the Congress on a study of issues relating to care at the end of life, including how to determine the application of medically necessary or appropriate care for gravely or terminally ill or injured persons. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 103-hr-5253 | 103 | hr | 5253 | Medical Malpractice Reform Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-10-07 | 1994-10-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10] | NC | R | B000104 | 0 | Medical Malpractice Reform Act of 1994 - Limits to $250,000 the total amount of noneconomic damages that may be awarded to a claimant and members of the claimant's family for losses resulting from the injury which is the subject of a medical malpractice liability claim or action (claim), regardless of the number of parties against whom the claim is brought or the number of actions brought. Provides for a reduction of the total amount of damages received by an individual under such claim by any other payment made to compensate for the injury. Specifies that, in any such claim in which future economic damages exceed $100,000, a defendant shall be permitted to make payments periodically, rather than in a single, lump-sum payment, based on when the damages are found likely to occur. Permits a court to waive such provision if the court determines that it is not in the plaintiff's best interests to receive payments on a periodic basis. Prohibits an attorney from charging or collecting a contingency fee for services rendered in connection with such a claim in excess of: (1) 25 percent of the first $150,000 (or portion thereof) recovered, plus; (2) ten percent of any amount in excess of $150,000 recovered. Makes this Act applicable to any such claim brought in State or Federal court, except with respect to a claim for damages arising from a vaccine-related injury or death to the extent that title XXI of the Public Health Service Act applies. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) preemption; and (2) effect on sovereign immunity and choice of law or venue. | 2025-08-26T13:49:36Z | |
| 103-hr-5256 | 103 | hr | 5256 | Pharmacy Compounding Preservation Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-10-07 | 1994-10-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Brewster, Bill K. [D-OK-3] | OK | D | B000817 | 1 | Pharmacy Compounding Preservation Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make such Act inapplicable to: (1) licensed retail pharmacies that compound drugs in conformance with applicable local laws regulating the practice of pharmacy and medicine; and (2) bulk drug products intended to be used by pharmacies for compounding, except to the extent that such provisions relate directly to the purity and quality of such bulk drug products. | 2025-08-26T13:52:16Z | |
| 103-hr-5257 | 103 | hr | 5257 | To authorize a study regarding the incidence of breast and prostate cancer, and for other purposes. | Health | 1994-10-07 | 1994-10-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13] | OH | D | B000944 | 0 | Requires the Director of the National Cancer Institute to study and report to specified congressional committees on the potential risk factors contributing to the incidence of breast and prostate cancer in northeastern Ohio. Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director to carry out activities to inform individuals of the availability, in the geographic areas in which they reside, of programs that: (1) provide screenings for breast and prostate cancers or other services for the prevention or early diagnosis of such cancers; and (2) provide such services without charge or according to a schedule of discounts based on ability to pay. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-hr-5258 | 103 | hr | 5258 | Health Fraud and Abuse Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-10-07 | 1994-10-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security. | House | Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] | MI | D | C000714 | 0 | Health Fraud and Abuse Act of 1994 - Directs the Inspector General (IG) of each of the Departments of Health and Human Services, Defense, Labor, and Veterans Affairs and the Office of Personnel Management to conduct audits, civil and criminal investigations, inspections, and evaluations relating to the prevention, detection, and control of health care fraud and abuse in violation of any Federal law, with exceptions. Sets forth provisions regarding the powers of IGs. Directs the IGs to: (1) jointly establish a program to prevent, detect, and control health care fraud and abuse which considers the activities of Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies (LEAs), Federal and State agencies responsible for the licensing and certification of health care providers, and State agencies designated under this Act; (2) develop an annual investigative plan; and (3) regularly consult with each other, such LEAs, Federal and State agencies responsible for the licensing and certification of health care providers, and Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Units. Requires the Governor of each State to designate State agencies which conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits, civil and criminal investigations, inspections, and evaluations relating to such prevention, detection, and control. Authorizes each Governor to establish and maintain a State agency to act as a Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Unit. Requires that each Unit be a single identifiable entity of State government which is separate and distinct from any State agency with principal responsibility for the administration of health care programs and which meets specified requirements, such as being a unit of the State Attorney General or other State department that possesses statewide authority to prosecute individuals for criminal violations. Authorizes each Unit to submit each year to the IG a plan for preventing, detecting, and controlling health care fraud and abuse. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) IG approval of annual plans; (2) reporting requireme… | 2025-08-26T13:52:32Z | |
| 103-hr-5276 | 103 | hr | 5276 | To provide for the relief of hospitals treating rural populations under the current calculation of the wage index modifier for the prospective payment under Medicare. | Health | 1994-10-07 | 1994-10-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16] | OH | R | R000141 | 0 | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to prospective payment to hospitals for inpatient hospital services to require updates to a specified factor in the calculation of the wage index modifier for certain hospitals in rural and urban areas. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 103-s-2536 | 103 | s | 2536 | Charitable Medical Care Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-10-07 | 1994-10-07 | Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. | Senate | Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] | MO | R | D000030 | 2 | Charitable Medical Care Act of 1994 - Exempts health care professionals from liability for negligence in the provision of health care services without charge, except in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct. Makes this Act applicable only if such professional, before furnishing the service: (1) agrees to furnish such service voluntarily and without charge to the recipient or to any health insurance plan or program under which the recipient is covered; and (2) provides the recipient with adequate notice, as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, of the professional's limited liability for that service. Preempts any inconsistent State law. Specifies that this Act shall not preempt any State law that provides greater incentives or protections to a health care professional rendering such service. | 2025-08-26T13:51:14Z | |
| 103-s-2545 | 103 | s | 2545 | Home and Community-Based Services for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-10-07 | 1994-10-07 | Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. | Senate | Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] | WI | D | F000061 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Home and Community-Based Services for Individuals With Disabilities Title II: Provisions Relating to Medicare Long-Term Care Reform and Deficit Reduction Act of 1995 - Title I: Home and Community Based Services for Individuals with Disabilities - Entitles each State with an approved plan for home and community-based services for individuals with disabilities to specified payments. Prohibits such plans from requiring cost sharing for low-income individuals. Requires such plans to: (1) ensure the quality of services; (2) adhere to Federal quality standards; (3) provide for a client advocacy office; (4) provide safeguards on confidentiality and against abuse; and (5) protect individual rights. (Sec. 108) Establishes an advisory group to advise the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the States on all aspects of such State programs. (Sec. 110) Authorizes appropriations and provides for allotments to States. (Sec. 111) Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on evaluations of services to individuals with low-incomes and disabilities. (Sec. 112) Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary to disseminate information and materials to assist specified entities in replicating successful programs aimed at offering care management to hospitalized individuals in need of long-term care so that services to meet individual needs and preferences can be arranged in home- and community-based settings as an alternative to long-term nursing home placement. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance to such entities. Directs the Secretary to establish a program under which incentive grants may be awarded to assist agencies and organizations in developing and expanding programs and projects that facilitate the discharge of individuals in hospitals or other acute care facilities who are in need of long-term care services and placement of such individuals into home- and community-based settings. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) eligi… | 2025-08-26T13:49:07Z | |
| 103-s-2555 | 103 | s | 2555 | Cooperative Units of Research in Infectious Disease (CURID) of 1994 | Health | 1994-10-07 | 1994-10-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 0 | Cooperative Units of Research in Infectious Disease (CURID) Act of 1994 - Requires Infectious Disease Research and Clinical Units of Excellence to be established jointly by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health and the National Center for Infectious Diseases of the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Provides that the Units will be dedicated to finding the cause, prevention, and cure of chronic inflammatory diseases of suspected infectious etiology and committed to giving priority to diseases like arthritis and chronic lung disease which hold the most promise for beneficial research results. Requires the establishment of the Units to be based upon past research performance of researchers working on specific microorganisms. Makes the Units responsible for: (1) evaluation of patient specimens for the presence of infectious agents; (2) characterization of the immune response to these infectious agents; and (3) characterization of the genetic background of patients. Sets forth provisions regarding personnel, laboratory support, networking, and the initial period of grant funding. Makes NIAID the lead agency. Apportions responsibility for various aspects of the research program and development of a strategic research plan. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T13:52:29Z | |
| 103-hconres-310 | 103 | hconres | 310 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that any comprehensive health care reform legislation that is enacted should not take effect until the legislation is approved through a national referendum. | Health | 1994-10-06 | 1994-10-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Browder, Glen [D-AL-3] | AL | D | B000897 | 0 | Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that health care reform legislation that is enacted should not take effect until approved in a national referendum. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 103-hr-5228 | 103 | hr | 5228 | Bipartisan Health Care Reform Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-10-06 | 1994-11-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. | House | Rep. Rowland, J. Roy [D-GA-8] | GA | D | R000481 | 21 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Assuring Availability and Continuity of Health Coverage Subtitle A: Insurance Reforms Subtitle B: Benefits Subtitle C: Employer Responsibilities Subtitle D: Standards and Certification; Enforcement; Preemption Subtitle E: Multiple Employer Health Benefits Protection and Related Provisions Subtitle F: Definitions; General Provisions Title II: Removal of Financial Barriers to Access Subtitle A: Tax Deductibility for Individuals and Self- Employed Subtitle B: Premiums and Cost-Sharing Subsidy Program for Low-Income Individuals Title III: Medicaid Reforms Subtitle A: Treatment of Acute Care Benefits for AFDC and Non-cash Beneficiaries Subtitle B: Flexibility in Expenditures for Supplemental Benefits for AFDC and Non-cash Beneficiaries Subtitle C: Increased State Flexibility in Contracting for Coordinated Care Subtitle D: Additional Medicaid Reforms Title IV: Access Improvements Subtitle A: Expanding Access in Underserved Areas Subtitle B: Improved Access in Rural Areas Subtitle C: Academic Health Centers Subtitle D: United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Title V: Health Care Quality Enhancement Subtitle A: Quality Assurance Subtitle B: Primary Care Provider Education Title VI: Market Incentives to Containing Costs Subtitle A: Facilitating Establishment of Health Plan Purchasing Organization (HPPOs) Subtitle B: Preemption of State Benefit Mandates and Anti-Managed Care Laws Subtitle C: Malpractice Reform Subtitle D: Administrative Simplification Subtitle E: Fair Health Information Practices Subtitle F: Antitrust … | 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z | |
| 103-s-2513 | 103 | s | 2513 | A bill to enhance the research conducted by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research concerning primary care, and for other purposes. | Health | 1994-10-06 | 1994-10-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 0 | Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish within the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research a Center for Primary Care Research. Authorizes appropriations. Transfers to the Center all functions, personnel, assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds of the Division of Primary Care within the Agency in connection with the functions transferred by this Act. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 103-s-2529 | 103 | s | 2529 | A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act with respect to certain criminal penalties for acts involving the medicare program or State health care programs. | Health | 1994-10-06 | 1994-10-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] | FL | D | G000352 | 0 | Amends title XI of the Social Security Act to exempt from criminal penalties for illegal remunerations any payments made by: (1) a State agency to a health insurer or health maintenance organization with respect to participants in a State Medicaid demonstration project; and (2) a health insurer or health maintenance organization (HMO) to a sales representative or licensed insurance agent for servicing, marketing, or enrolling project participants in a health plan offered by such insurer or HMO. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 103-sjres-232 | 103 | sjres | 232 | A joint resolution designating October 23, 1994, through October 31, 1994, as "National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free Anerica. | Health | 1994-10-06 | 1994-10-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 30 | Designates the week of October 23 through 31, 1994, as National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 103-hr-5195 | 103 | hr | 5195 | Contact Lens Prescription Release Act | Health | 1994-10-05 | 1994-10-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] | CA | D | S000810 | 1 | Contact Lens Prescription Release Act - Directs the Federal Trade Commission to amend its trade regulation rule on ophthalmic practice under 16 C.F.R. 456 to require the release of a prescription for contact lenses after their fitting is completed regardless of whether or not the patient requests the prescription. | 2025-08-26T13:50:16Z | |
| 103-hr-5173 | 103 | hr | 5173 | Office for Rare Disease Research Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-10-04 | 1994-10-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3] | OR | D | W000779 | 0 | Office for Rare Disease Research Act of 1994 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the Office of the Director of the National Institutes of Health an Office for Rare Disease Research in order to promote and coordinate the conduct of research on rare diseases through a strategic research plan and to establish and manage a rare disease research clinical database. Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory council to provide advice to the Director of the Office. | 2025-08-26T13:51:17Z | |
| 103-s-2495 | 103 | s | 2495 | Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-10-03 | 1994-10-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 31 | Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to design and strike a bronze medal to commemorate organ and tissue donors and their families. Makes eligible for the medal any organ or tissue donor or donor's family. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to arrange for medal presentation to eligible individuals. Declares the medals to be national medals. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into agreements with the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to solicit donations to offset expenditures relating to medal issuance. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit all solicited donations into the Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund. | 2025-08-26T13:52:02Z | |
| 103-hjres-421 | 103 | hjres | 421 | Designating the week of November 6, 1994 through November 12, 1994, "National Health Information Management Week". | Health | 1994-09-30 | 1994-09-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20] | PA | D | M001088 | 0 | Designates the week of November 6 through 12, 1994, as National Health Information Management Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 103-hr-5141 | 103 | hr | 5141 | Ryan White CARE Reauthorization Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-09-30 | 1994-10-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-29] | CA | D | W000215 | 131 | Ryan White CARE Reauthorization Act of 1994 - Amends the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990 (title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act) to limit the grant program for emergency relief for areas with substantial need for services to eligible areas with a population of at least 500,000 individuals. Requires an HIV health services planning council (which advises on the distribution of such grants) to be reflective of the demographics of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic in an eligible area, with particular consideration given to disproportionately affected and historically underserved groups. Revises the method of distributing such grants and extends authorized appropriations for them until FY 2000. Revises the care grant program that makes funds available for individuals and families with the HIV disease. Authorizes the award of supplemental grants to eligible entities to enhance community-based care, treatment, and supportive services through the development and operation of consortia and innovative approaches. Extends authorized appropriations for such grant program through FY 2000. Requires the establishment of grievance procedures to address allegations of egregious violations of title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to coordinate the planning and implementation of Federal HIV programs to facilitate the development of a complete continuum of HIV-related services for individuals with HIV disease and those at risk of such disease. Extends authorized appropriations for early intervention services until FY 2000. Extends authorized appropriations until FY 2000 for grants for coordinated services and access to research for children, youth, women, and families (formerly known as demonstration grants for research and services for pediatric patients regarding acquired immune deficiency syndrome). Makes appropriations available for special projects of the national significance program to award direct grants to public and… | 2025-08-26T13:50:32Z | |
| 103-hr-5147 | 103 | hr | 5147 | Medicaid Equalization Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-09-30 | 1994-10-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-26] | NY | D | H000627 | 0 | Medicaid Equalization Act of 1994 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to: (1) reduce the maximum Federal medical assistance percentage for a State from 83 percent to 60 percent; and (2) increase by 1.2 percentage points the medical assistance percentage for all States. | 2025-08-26T13:48:55Z | |
| 103-hr-5153 | 103 | hr | 5153 | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an open enrollment period under part B of the medicare program for individuals formerly covered as retirees under group health plans of local educational agencies. | Health | 1994-09-30 | 1994-10-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] | CA | D | S000810 | 0 | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide a special open enrollment period under part B for certain individuals enrolled in a group health plan by reason of the individual's or the individual's spouse's current or former employment with a local educational agency. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 103-s-2489 | 103 | s | 2489 | Ryan White CARE Reauthorization Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-09-30 | 1994-09-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 63 | Ryan White CARE Reauthorization Act of 1994 - Amends the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990 (title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act) to limit the grant program for emergency relief for areas with substantial need for services to eligible areas with a population of at least 500,000 individuals. Requires an HIV health services planning council (which advises on the distribution of such grants) to be reflective of the demographics of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic in an eligible area, with particular consideration given to disproportionately affected and historically underserved groups. Revises the method of distributing such grants and extends authorized appropriations for them until FY 2000. Revises the care grant program that makes funds available for individuals and families with the HIV disease. Authorizes the award of supplemental grants to eligible entities to enhance community-based care, treatment, and supportive services through the development and operation of consortia and innovative approaches. Extends authorized appropriations for such grant program through FY 2000. Requires the establishment of grievance procedures to address allegations of egregious violations of title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to coordinate the planning and implementation of Federal HIV programs to facilitate the development of a complete continuum of HIV-related services for individuals with HIV disease and those at risk of such disease. Extends authorized appropriations for early intervention services until FY 2000. Extends authorized appropriations until FY 2000 for grants for coordinated services and access to research for children, youth, women, and families (formerly known as demonstration grants for research and services for pediatric patients regarding acquired immune deficiency syndrome). Makes appropriations available for special projects of national significance program to award direct grants to public and non… | 2025-08-26T13:52:13Z | |
| 103-hr-5132 | 103 | hr | 5132 | To establish a period during which individuals under 65 years of age who are entitled to benefits under part A of the medicare program on the basis of a disability or end state renal disease may enroll under part B of the medicare program in order to meet eligibility requirements for health benefits under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services under title 10, United States Code. | Health | 1994-09-29 | 1994-10-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Hutchinson, Tim [R-AR-3] | AR | R | H001015 | 0 | Instructs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an open enrollment period for the first quarter of 1995 during which certain individuals under 65 years of age may enroll under Medicare part B (supplementary medical insurance) in order to meet eligibility requirements for health benefits under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 103-sjres-225 | 103 | sjres | 225 | A joint resolution to designate February 5, 1995, through February 11, 1995, and February 4, 1996, through February 10, 1996, as "National Burn Awareness Week". | Health | 1994-09-29 | 1994-11-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] | NV | D | R000146 | 14 | Designates the weeks of February 5 through February 11, 1995, and February 4 through February 10, 1996, each as National Burn Awareness Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 103-hjres-418 | 103 | hjres | 418 | Designating October 19, 1994, as "National Mammography Day". | Health | 1994-09-28 | 1994-09-30 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2012) | House | Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3] | TN | D | L000381 | 235 | Designates October 19, 1994, as National Mammography Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 103-hr-5119 | 103 | hr | 5119 | Health Innovation Partnership Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-09-28 | 1994-10-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 1 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Health Insurance Reform Title II: State Innovation Subtitle A: State Waiver Authority Subtitle B: Existing State Laws Title III: Public Health and Rural and Underserved Access Improvement Title IV: Medical Research Title V: Revenue Provisions Subtitle A: Financing Provisions Subtitle B: Health Care Reform Trust Fund Health Innovation Partnership Act of 1994 - Title I: Health Insurance Reform - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to request the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to develop standards for health insurance plans with respect to: (1) the renewability and portability of coverage; (2) guaranteed issue with respect to all health insurance coverage products; (3) the establishment of an adjusted community rating system with adjustment factors limited to age; (4) solvency; (5) stop-loss standards for self-funded health insurance plans and multi-employer welfare arrangements and association plans; (6) the identification of minimum employer size for self- funding and the interrelationship between self-funding and the community-rated pool of enrollees; and (7) other appropriate areas. (Sec. 1001) Requires the Secretary to develop such standards if the NAIC fails to do so. (Sec. 1002) Revises provisions regarding Medicare supplemental policies. Title II: State Innovation - Subtitle A: State Waiver Authority - Includes within the objectives of the waiver programs approved under this title: (1) achieving the goals of increased health coverage and access; (2) containing the annual rate of growth in health care expenditures; (3) ensuring that patients receive high-quality, appropriate health care; and (4) testing alternative reforms. (Sec. 2001) Authorizes States to apply to the Secretary for alternative State health program waivers or limited State health care waivers. Directs the Secretary to establish a State Health Reform Advisory Board to monitor the status and… | 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z | |
| 103-hr-5104 | 103 | hr | 5104 | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require each State plan for medical assistance under such title to impose nondiscrimination requirements on hospitals and nursing facilities receiving funds under the plan. | Health | 1994-09-26 | 1994-10-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Meek, Carrie P. [D-FL-17] | FL | D | M000628 | 0 | Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require a State plan for medical assistance to prohibit any hospital or nursing facility receiving plan funds from engaging in conduct (either directly or through contractual arrangements) which would have the effect of discriminating against individuals on specified bases, including anticipated need for health services. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-hr-5105 | 103 | hr | 5105 | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to impose nondiscrimination requirements on hospitals and skilled nursing facilities as a condition of participation in the medicare program. | Health | 1994-09-26 | 1994-10-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Meek, Carrie P. [D-FL-17] | FL | D | M000628 | 0 | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit a hospital, rural primary care hospital, or skilled nursing facility or nursing facility receiving plan funds from engaging in conduct (either directly or through contractual arrangements) which would have the effect of discriminating against individuals on specified bases, including anticipated need for health services. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 103-s-2460 | 103 | s | 2460 | A bill to extend for an additional two years the period during which medicare select policies may be issued. | Health | 1994-09-26 | 1994-09-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] | RI | R | C000269 | 20 | Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 to extend from three years to five years the period during which Medicare select policies may be issued. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 103-hr-5087 | 103 | hr | 5087 | To maintain funding and staffing for the Office of National Drug Control Policy for fiscal year 1995. | Health | 1994-09-23 | 1994-09-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security. | House | Rep. Franks, Gary A. [R-CT-5] | CT | R | F000348 | 0 | Prohibits any funding or staffing reduction for FY 1995 for the Office of National Drug Control Policy. | 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z | |
| 103-hr-5093 | 103 | hr | 5093 | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a 1-year extension of the applicability of certain provisions in the programs for block grants regarding mental health and substance abuse, and for other purposes. | Health | 1994-09-23 | 1994-10-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] | VT | I | S000033 | 0 | Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide a one year extension of the applicability to mental health and substance abuse block grant programs of specified provisions regarding transfers between allotments and minimum allotments for States. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-hr-5094 | 103 | hr | 5094 | To provide a 1-year extension of the applicability of the authority to transfer funds under the programs for block grants regarding mental health and substance abuse. | Health | 1994-09-23 | 1994-10-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] | VT | I | S000033 | 0 | Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide a one-year extension of the applicability to mental health and substance abuse block grant programs of specified provisions regarding transfers between allotments. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-s-2459 | 103 | s | 2459 | A bill to provide a 1-year extension of the applicability of the authority to transfer funds under the programs for block grants regarding mental health and substance abuse. | Health | 1994-09-23 | 1994-09-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT] | VT | R | J000072 | 1 | Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide a one-year extension of the applicability to mental health and substance abuse block grant programs of specified provisions regarding transfers between allotments. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 103-hr-5082 | 103 | hr | 5082 | To extend for an additional two years the period during which medicare select policies may be issued. | Health | 1994-09-22 | 1994-10-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6] | CT | R | J000163 | 229 | Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 to extend from three years to five years the period during which Medicare select policies may be issued. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 103-hr-5083 | 103 | hr | 5083 | Women's Health Regional Centers Act | Health | 1994-09-22 | 1994-10-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Margolies-Mezvinsky, Marjorie [D-PA-13] | PA | D | M000129 | 8 | Women's Health Regional Centers Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, public or nonprofit private entities for the development and operation of centers to carry out specified activities regarding women's health conditions. Requires the Director to provide for the development of five centers and to ensure that such a center is developed in each of the principal geographic regions of the United States. Directs each center to: (1) conduct basic, clinical, and applied research and training programs for health professionals and scientists; (2) devleop curricula and model continuing education programs for training health professionals and scientists and model programs for the delivery of health services to women; (3) disseminate information to health professionals, scientists, and the public; and (4) develop, in the case of women who are in the medical profession, model programs for training such women in the skills necessary for achieving positions of leadership in such schools and in academic health centers. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) coordination of information; (2) structure of centers; (3) duration of support; and (4) limits on support. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T13:52:28Z | |
| 103-s-2452 | 103 | s | 2452 | Health Innovation Partnership Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-09-22 | 1994-09-22 | Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] | FL | D | G000352 | 2 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Health Insurance Reform Title II: State Innovation Subtitle A: State Waiver Authority Subtitle B: Existing State Laws Title III: Public Health and Rural and Underserved Access Improvement Title IV: Medical Research Title V: Revenue Provisions Subtitle A: Financing Provisions Subtitle B: Health Care Reform Trust Fund Health Innovation Partnership Act of 1994 - Title I: Health Insurance Reform - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to request the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to develop standards for health insurance plans with respect to: (1) the renewability and portability of coverage; (2) guaranteed issue with respect to all health insurance coverage products; (3) the establishment of an adjusted community rating system with adjustment factors limited to age; (4) solvency; (5) stop-loss standards for self-funded health insurance plans and multi-employer welfare arrangements and association plans; (6) the identification of minimum employer size for self-funding and the interrelationship between self-funding and the community-rated pool of enrollees; and (7) other appropriate areas. (Sec. 1001) Requires the Secretary to develop such standards if the NAIC fails to do so. (Sec. 1002) Revises provisions regarding Medicare supplemental policies. Title II: State Innovation - Subtitle A: State Waiver Authority - Includes within the objectives of the waiver programs approved under this title: (1) achieving the goals of increased health coverage and access; (2) containing the annual rate of growth in health care expenditures; (3) ensuring that patients receive high-quality, appropriate health care; and (4) testing alternative reforms. (Sec. 2001) Authorizes States to apply to the Secretary for alternative State health program waivers or limited State health care waivers. Directs the Secretary to establish a State Health Reform Advisory Board to monitor the status and progress a… | 2025-08-26T13:50:33Z | |
| 103-hres-538 | 103 | hres | 538 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that communities should establish multidisciplinary team approaches to treat children who suffer from sickle cell disease. | Health | 1994-09-21 | 1994-10-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5] | AL | D | C000868 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) communities should establish multidisciplinary team approaches to treat effectively children with sickle cell disease; and (2) such approaches should incorporate the early administration of prophylactic penicillin to infants with sickle cell anemia, patient enrichment programs, educational programs, counseling programs for children and their families, and screening programs. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-s-2449 | 103 | s | 2449 | A bill to modify the estate recovery provisions of the medicaid program to give States the option to recover the costs of home and community-based services for individuals over age 55, and for other purposes. | Health | 1994-09-21 | 1994-09-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] | WI | D | F000061 | 0 | Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to change from mandatory to discretionary a State's authority to seek recovery or adjustment of the costs of home and community-based services from the estates of individuals over age 55. Requires a State to issue a certificate of need as a prerequisite to reimbursement of a nursing facility by Medicare, Medicaid, or any other Federal program with respect to any beds first operated on or after enactment of this Act. Specifies restrictions on the geographic areas for which such a certificate may be issued. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 103-sjres-220 | 103 | sjres | 220 | A joint resolution to designate October 19, 1994, as "National Mammography Day". | Health | 1994-09-21 | 1994-10-18 | Became Public Law No: 103-370. | Senate | Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] | DE | D | B000444 | 56 | Designates October 19, 1994, as National Mammography Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 103-hjres-410 | 103 | hjres | 410 | To authorize the President to issue a proclamation designating October 1994 as "National Spina Bifida Prevention Month". | Health | 1994-09-20 | 1994-09-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Brewster, Bill K. [D-OK-3] | OK | D | B000817 | 2 | Designates October 1994 as National Spina Bifida Month. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 103-hr-5056 | 103 | hr | 5056 | Animal Drug Amendments of 1994 | Health | 1994-09-19 | 1994-10-07 | See S.340. | House | Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17] | TX | D | S000851 | 3 | Animal Drug Amendments of 1994 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to permit the extra-label use of drugs in animals if an approval of an application is in effect with respect to a particular use or intended use of a new animal drug and such use is upon the order of a licensed veterinarian within the context of a veterinarian-client-patient relationship and is in compliance with regulations that establish the conditions for such use. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, if the Secretary finds that there is a reasonable probability that such use may present a risk to the public health, to establish a safe level for a residue of an animal drug when used for such different use and require the development of a practical, analytical method for the detection of residues of the drug above the safe level established. Prohibits such use if it results in residues exceeding the safe level. | 2025-08-26T13:50:40Z | |
| 103-s-2440 | 103 | s | 2440 | Prospective Payment System for Nursing Facilities | Health | 1994-09-19 | 1994-09-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR] | AR | D | P000556 | 0 | Prospective Payment System for Nursing Facilities - Makes this Act applicable to the payment for services of nursing facilities under federally funded long-term care programs. (Sec. 102) Sets forth as payment objectives to: (1) maintain an equitable and fair balance between cost containment and quality of care in nursing facilities; (2) maintain administrative simplicity for such facilities and the Secretary of Health and Human Services; (3) encourage nursing facilities to admit residents without regard to their source of payment; (4) encourage investment in buildings and improvements to nursing facilities as necessary to maintain quality and access; and (5) provide an incentive to nursing facilities to admit and provide care to persons in need of comparatively greater care. (Sec. 103) Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) powers and duties of the Secretary; and (2) the relationship of this Act to title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. (Sec. 105) Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a system which groups residents into classes according to similarity of their assessed condition and required services; (2) assign relative weights for resident classes based on the relative value of the resources required for each resident class, performed for each geographic region; and (3) designate no fewer than eight geographic regions. (Sec. 106) Requires the Secretary to determine payment rates for nursing facilities using the following cost-service groupings: (1) nursing service costs; (2) administrative and general costs; (3) fee-for-service ancillary services; (4) selected ancillary services and other costs; and (5) property costs. Directs that nursing facilities be: (1) paid a prospective, facility-specific, per diem rate based on the sum of the per diem rates established for the nursing service, administrative and general, and property cost centers and a facility-specific prospective rate for each unit of the fee-for-service ancillary services; and (2) reimbursed for selected ancillary services and o… | 2025-08-26T13:49:30Z | |
| 103-hjres-409 | 103 | hjres | 409 | Designating October 23, 1994, through October 31, 1994, as "National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America". | Health | 1994-09-13 | 1994-09-13 | Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Talent, Jim [R-MO-2] | MO | R | T000024 | 3 | Designates the week of October 23 through 31, 1994, as National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 103-hr-5037 | 103 | hr | 5037 | Bipartisan Health Care Reform Commission Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-09-13 | 1994-10-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. | House | Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17] | PA | R | G000121 | 2 | Bipartisan Health Care Reform Commission Act of 1994 - Establishes an independent Bipartisan Health Care Reform Commission to: (1) conduct an analysis of the health care systems of the States, as well as proposed or enacted reforms of such systems, and of the problems relating to Federal programs and policies relating to health care; (2) analyze private sector health systems; and (3) make recommendations on reforms that the Congress should consider in response to the findings of the analyses. Directs the Commission to: (1) hold at least five public hearings; and (2) report to the Congress on the state of health care in the United States. Sets forth provisions regarding procedures for congressional consideration of any recommendations of the Commission and review of any bill proposed by the Commission or an appropriate committee by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office. | 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z | |
| 103-hres-530 | 103 | hres | 530 | Providing that the House should not consider health care legislation in violation of section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or any health care legislation that amends or supercedes that section. | Health | 1994-09-13 | 1994-09-13 | Referred to the House Committee on Rules. | House | Rep. Miller, Dan [R-FL-13] | FL | R | M000720 | 33 | Declares that no health care legislation should be considered by the House of Representatives that would cause a sequestration under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings), or that would amend or supercede a sequestration. | 2024-02-07T14:47:33Z | |
| 103-s-2433 | 103 | s | 2433 | Nursing Education Consolidation and Reauthorization Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-09-13 | 1994-10-07 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 1 | Nursing Education Consolidation and Reauthorization Act of 1994 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise provisions regarding the general student loan program for nursing education. Makes individuals who breach agreements for obligated service by failing to maintain an acceptable level of academic standing, by being dismissed for disciplinary reasons, by voluntarily terminating the program, or by failing to provide health services under the program for the applicable period, liable for the amount of the award, including amounts provided for expenses related to such attendance, and interest at the maximum legal prevailing rate. Waives or suspends such liability under specified circumstances. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) application requirements, including a plan for carrying out a project, performance standards, and linkages with relevant educational and health care entities; (2) use of funds; (3) matching requirements; (4) preferences; (5) grant and contract awards; (6) information requirements; (7) training program requirements; (8) duration of assistance; and (9) peer review. Establishes a National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice. Permits funds appropriated under the Act to be used by the Secretary to provide technical assistance. Provides for the recovery of construction assistance by the Secretary if specified conditions are not met. Specifies that the right of recovery of the United States shall not, prior to judgment, constitute a lien on any facility. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to, and enter into contracts with, eligible entities to meet the costs of: (1) projects that support the enhancement of advanced practice nursing education, including assistance to individuals in combined Registered Nurse- Master's degree programs; and (2) traineeships for individuals in advanced practice nursing programs. Specifies that nurse practitioner and nurse midwifery programs eligible for support are educational programs for registered nurses that meet specified guidelines … | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 103-hr-4988 | 103 | hr | 4988 | To provide for a four year demonstration project under Medicare which shall establish a preventive health care screening examination program. | Health | 1994-08-18 | 1994-08-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16] | OH | R | R000141 | 1 | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover preventive health care examinations for colon and prostate cancer and osteoporosis. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration project to test the cost-effectiveness of furnishing colon, prostate, and uterine cancer preventive screening examinations to a sample group of Medicare beneficiaries. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 103-hr-4970 | 103 | hr | 4970 | To amend vaccine injury compensation portion of the Public Health Service Act to permit a petition for compensation to be submitted within 48 months of the first symptoms of injury. | Health | 1994-08-16 | 1994-08-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] | NY | R | S000675 | 0 | Amends the Public Health Service Act to permit a petition for vaccine injury compensation to be submitted within 48 (currently, 36) months of the first symptom or manifestation of onset, or of the significant aggravation, of injury. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-s-2396 | 103 | s | 2396 | Affordable Health Care Now Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-08-16 | 1994-08-18 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 579. | Senate | Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] | MS | R | L000447 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Improved Access to Affordable Health Care Subtitle A: Increased Availability and Continuity of Health Coverage for Individuals and Their Families Subtitle B: Reform of Health Insurance Subtitle C: Preemption Subtitle D: Health Deduction Fairness Subtitle E: Improved Access to Community Health Services Subtitle F: Improved Access to Rural Health Services Subtitle G: Assistance in Enrolling Uninsured Children in Health Insurance Subtitle H: Medicaid Reform Subtitle I: Remedies and Enforcement with Respect to Group Health Plans Subtitle J: Delivery of Health Care Services to Illegal Immigrants Title II: Health Care Cost Containment and Quality Enhancement Subtitle A: Medical Malpractice Liability Reform Subtitle B: Administrative Cost Savings and Fair Health Information Practices Subtitle C: Deduction for Cost of Catastrophic Health Plan; Medical Savings Accounts Subtitle D: Anti-Fraud Subtitle E: Increased Medicare Beneficiary Choice; Additional Medicare Reforms Subtitle F: Health Care Antitrust Improvements Subtitle G: Encouraging Enforcement Activities of Medical Self-Regulatory Entities Subtitle H: Reform of Clinical Laboratory Requirements for Simple Tests Subtitle I: Miscellaneous Provisions Title III: Long-Term Care Subtitle A: Tax Treatment of Long-Term Care Insurance Subtitle B: Establishment of Federal Standards for Long-Term Care Insurance Subtitle C: Protection of Assets Under Medicaid Through Use of Qualified Long-term Care Insurance Subtitle D: Studies Subtitle E: Volunteer Service Credit Demonstration … | 2025-08-26T13:52:38Z | |
| 103-hr-4960 | 103 | hr | 4960 | Consumer Health Quality Protection Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-08-12 | 1994-08-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3] | OR | D | W000779 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Duties of the Secretary and the States Title II: National Health Quality Management Program Title III: State Health Quality Management Programs Consumer Health Quality Protection Act of 1994 - Title I: Duties of the Secretary and the States - Sets forth the responsibilities of the Secretary of Health and Human Services under this Act, including: (1) determination of initial and ongoing compliance of each State health quality management program; and (2) establishment of a national quality management program, health quality improvement foundations, consumer health care advocates in each State, a national consumer representative support center, national measures of quality performance for health plans, and a relative value scale to reimburse pharmacists for certain patient counseling services. Requires a State, as a condition of receipt of Federal medical assistance payments under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, to certify health plan compliance with quality standards and assure State medical licensure board compliance with requirements of this Act. Title II: National Health Quality Management Program - Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish and oversee a performance-based program of quality management and improvement designed to enhance the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of health care items and services, to be known as the national quality management program; and (2) collect from each health plan certified under this Act a quarterly fee amounting to .25 percent of the premiums received by the plan, to be utilized by the Secretary solely to support the activities described in title I. Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a program of grants to eligible organizations to serve as health quality improvement foundations and perform specified duties for the population of each State; and (2) oversee the operation of such foundations. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) eligibility requirements; (2) grants to entities; (3) duties; and (… | 2025-08-26T13:51:42Z | |
| 103-s-2381 | 103 | s | 2381 | A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide health care fraud and abuse guidance, and for other purposes. | Health | 1994-08-11 | 1994-08-18 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 578. | Senate | Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME] | ME | R | C000598 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) annually to publish in the Federal Register a notice soliciting proposals for: (1) modifications to existing safe harbors issued pursuant to the Medicare and Medicaid Patient and Program Protection Act of 1987; (2) additional safe harbors specifying payment practices that shall not be treated as criminal offenses or serve as the basis for an exclusion; and (3) certain interpretive rulings and special fraud alerts. Prescribes the rulemaking process to follow, including criteria for modifying and establishing safe harbors. Authorizes any person to present, at any time, a request to the Inspector General of HHS for: (1) a statement (interpretive ruling) of the current interpretation of the meaning of a specific aspect of Social Security Act civil and criminal prohibitions with respect to Medicare and Medicaid; and (2) a notice (special fraud alert) which informs the public of practices considered suspect or of particular concern under specified kickback, bribe, or rebate prohibitions. Specifies criteria for such rulings and alerts. | 2021-06-02T20:35:39Z | |
| 103-hr-4929 | 103 | hr | 4929 | Women and Children's Health Outreach and Education Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-08-10 | 1994-08-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13] | OH | D | B000944 | 0 | Women and Children's Health Outreach and Education Act of 1994 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities to carry out demonstration projects for: (1) identifying individuals who may be eligible for, but who are not participating in, Federal, State, or local programs that provide health services to residents of eligible communities (whose residents include a significant number of medically underserved individuals, a health professional shortage area, or communities whose infant mortality rate is significantly above the national rate); (2) assisting individuals in establishing eligibility for the benefits of the programs; (3) educating individuals on obtaining and utilizing the benefits; and (4) providing transportation, child care, translation, and other specified services to enable individuals to utilize the benefits. Authorizes the Secretary to make such grants only if: (1) the applicant agrees that project services involved will be provided in the language and cultural context most appropriate for the individuals served; and (2) an application is submitted in such form and manner, and contains such agreements, assurances, and information, as the Secretary determines to be necessary. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T13:49:54Z | |
| 103-s-2374 | 103 | s | 2374 | Veterans Health Care Administrative Flexibility Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-08-09 | 1994-08-11 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 562. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 1 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Affordable Health Insurance Coverage Subtitle A: Tax Incentives Subtitle B: Premium Assistance Title II: Health Insurance and Delivery Systems Reform Subtitle A: Federal Standards for State Certification Programs Subtitle B: Consolidation of Federal Research Subtitle C: Self-Employed Individual and Small Employer Participation in Federal Employees Health Benefits Plans Subtitle D: Report on Health Care System Title III: Special Assistance for Rural, Frontier and Underserved Urban Areas Subtitle A: Planning, Demonstrations, and Grants Subtitle B: Technical Assistance Grants Subtitle C: Capital Assistance Loans and Loan Guarantees Subtitle D: Increasing Primary Care Providers Subtitle E: Payment Flexibility Subtitle F: Emergency Medical Systems Subtitle G: Studies and Reports Title IV: Long-Term Care Provisions Subtitle A: Long-Term Care Services and Contracts Subtitle B: Tax Treatment of Accelerated Death Benefits Subtitle C: Credit for Personal Assistance Title V: Health Care Providers Subtitle A: Education and Research Subtitle B: Health Care Liability Reform Subtitle C: Health Care Antitrust Improvements Title VI: Administrative Simplification and Privacy Title VII: Enhanced Penalties for Health Care Fraud Subtitle A: All-Payer Fraud and Abuse Control Program Subtitle B: Revisions to Current Sanctions for Fraud and Abuse Subtitle C: Administrative and Miscellaneous Provisions Subtitle D: Amendments to Criminal Law Subtitle E: Amendments to Civil False Claims Act Title VIII: Medicare and Medicaid Subtitle A: Medicare Subtitle B: Medicaid Program Title IX: Department of Veterans Affa… | 2025-08-26T13:48:57Z | |
| 103-hjres-399 | 103 | hjres | 399 | Designating August 29, 1994, as "National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day". | Health | 1994-08-08 | 1994-08-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] | GA | D | B000490 | 20 | Designates August 29, 1994, as National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 103-hconres-277 | 103 | hconres | 277 | Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the prerogatives of each State for health care reform. | Health | 1994-08-04 | 1994-08-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] | MI | R | H000676 | 16 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that legislation providing for a national program for health care reform which would restrict the freedom of any individual State in setting its own course toward health care reform that is reflective of the unique experience of such State, should provide for the inclusion of such State only upon approval by a majority of the voters in a State referendum. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 103-s-2357 | 103 | s | 2357 | Health Security Act | Health | 1994-08-03 | 1994-08-05 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 542. | Senate | Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] | ME | D | M000811 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Improved Access to Standardized and Affordable Health Plans Subtitle A: Rules and Definitions of General Applicability Subtitle B: Health Plan Standards Subtitle C: Benefits and Cost-Sharing Subtitle D: Access to Health Plans Subtitle E: Federal Responsibilities Subtitle F: Participating State Responsibilities Subtitle G: Miscellaneous Provisions Title II: New Benefits Subtitle A: Coverage of Outpatient Prescription Drugs in Medicare Subtitle B: Home and Community-Based Services Subtitle C: Long-Term Care Insurance Improvement and Accountability Subtitle D: Life Care Subtitle E: Study and Report Title III: Health Professions Workforce Subtitle A: Workforce Priorities Under Federal Payments Subtitle B: Academic Health Centers Subtitle C: Health Research Initiatives Subtitle D: Core Functions of Public Health Programs; National Initiatives Regarding Preventive Health Subtitle E: Health Services for Medically Underserved Populations Subtitle F: Mental Health; Substance Abuse Subtitle G: Comprehensive School Health Education; School-Related Health Services Subtitle H: Public Health Service Initiative Subtitle I: Additional Provisions Regarding Public Health Subtitle J: Occupational Safety and Health Subtitle K: Full Funding for WIC Subtitle L: Border Health Improvement Title IV: Medicare and Medicaid Subtitle A: Medicare Subtitle B: Medicaid Program Title V: Quality and Consumer Protection Subtitle A: Quality Management and Improvement Subtitle B: Administrative Simplification Subtitle C: Privacy of Health Information Subtit… | 2025-08-26T13:50:52Z | |
| 103-s-2351 | 103 | s | 2351 | Health Security Act | Health | 1994-08-02 | 1994-08-19 | Considered by Senate. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Health Insurance and Delivery Systems Reform Subtitle A: Federal Standards for State Regulatory Programs Subtitle B: Coordination With Other Provisions of Law Title II: Coverage Title III: Premium and Cost-Sharing Assistance Title IV: Administrative Simplification and Privacy Title V: Malpractice and Fraud Subtitle A: Federal Tort Reform Subtitle B: Expanded Efforts to Combat Health Care Fraud and Abuse Affecting Federal Outlay Programs Title VI: Medicare, Medical Education, and Medicaid Subtitle A: Medicare Subtitle B: Medical Education Subtitle C: Home and Community-Based Services Subtitle D: Medicaid Program Title VII: Revenue Provisions Subtitle A: Financing Provisions Subtitle B: Tax Treatment of Employer-Provided Health Care Subtitle C: Deduction for Individuals Purchasing Own Health Insurance Subtitle D: Exempt Organizations Subtitle E: Tax Treatment of Long-Term Care Insurance and Services Subtitle F: Health Care Trust Funds Subtitle G: Other Revenue Provisions Subtitle H: Ensuring Health Care Financing Health Security Act - States that it is the purpose of this Act to achieve universal health insurance coverage through: (1) subsidies for the purchase of health insurance; (2) affordable standardized health insurance; (3) elimination of exclusionary practices by health insurance companies; (4) a permanent National Health Commission for recommending periodically to the Congress how to increase the number of people covered by health insurance; (5) reduction of health costs through more open competitive markets and continued advances in medical education and research; and (6) health care provided under Medicare and Medicaid and health programs of th… | 2025-08-26T13:51:45Z | |
| 103-s-2352 | 103 | s | 2352 | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Programs Reauthorization Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-08-02 | 1994-11-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 0 | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Programs Reauthorization Act of 1994 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize appropriations for specified programs relating to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Repeals the block grant program that provides funds to States with insufficient capacity for treatment facilities. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 103-hr-4864 | 103 | hr | 4864 | Medical Device User Fee Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-08-01 | 1994-09-26 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 413. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-29] | CA | D | W000215 | 1 | Medical Device User Fee Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize the assessment and collection of fees from applicants for medical device approval. Provides for the use of such fees to defray cost increases in the resources allocated for the process of device application review and related activities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1995 through 1999. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-hr-4865 | 103 | hr | 4865 | Orphan Drug Act Amendments of 1994 | Health | 1994-08-01 | 1994-09-26 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 410. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-29] | CA | D | W000215 | 1 | Orphan Drug Act Amendments of 1994 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to change from seven to four years the period of market exclusivity guaranteed to any approved orphan drug. Specifies that orphan drugs of "limited commercial potential," as defined by regulations to be issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (based on total sales revenue for such drug during the four-year exclusivity period or other factors identified by the Secretary of HHS), would qualify for an additional three years of exclusive marketing rights. Permits more than one company to put a particular orphan drug on the market in instances where both companies were working on the drug in roughly the same time frame. Provides for the withdrawal of exclusive marketing rights if the patient population for the approved treatment exceeds 200,000. Extends the authorization of the research grant program. Replaces the existing Orphan Products Board with an Office for Orphan Diseases and Conditions. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-s-2346 | 103 | s | 2346 | Public Health Improvement Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-08-01 | 1994-08-05 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 541. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] | FL | D | G000352 | 0 | Public Health Improvement Act of 1994 - Title I: Programs Under Public Health Improvement Trust Fund - Subtitle A: Programs of Public Health Service Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a new title regarding public health programs. Establishes the Public Health Improvement Trust Fund to carry out public health programs. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) to establish the National Public Health Advisory Commission for advice on carrying out this title and on other Federal policies regarding public health. Authorizes appropriations from the Fund for FY 1995 through 2002 for the activities of the Commission. Authorizes appropriations from the Fund for FY 1995 through 2002 for formula grants to States for core functions of public health programs. Declares the purpose of such grants to provide improvements in the health status of the public through attaining the Healthy People 2000 Objectives. Authorizes appropriations from the Fund for FY 1995 through 2000 for grants to eligible entities for comprehensive evaluations of disease prevention and health promotion programs. Authorizes appropriations from the Fund for FY 1995 through 2002 for: (1) scholarship and loan repayment programs regarding service in approved public health positions; (2) grants to relevant institutions to expand educational capacities; and (3) grants to States lacking public health training programs. Authorizes appropriations from the Fund for FY 1995 through 1997 for grants to public and nonprofit private entities for regional poison control centers. Authorizes appropriations from the Fund for FY 1996 through 2002 for grants to eligible entities for the development and operation of school health service sites. Authorizes the Secretary to make loans and loan guarantees regarding such projects. Authorizes appropriations from the Fund for FY 1995 through 2002 for a scholarship program and loan repayment program for school nurses. Authorizes appropriations from the Fund for FY 1995 through 2000 for: … | 2025-08-26T13:49:08Z | |
| 103-hr-4856 | 103 | hr | 4856 | Patient Safety Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-07-28 | 1994-08-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] | NY | D | N000002 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: General Provisions Title II: Creation of Independent and Effective State Medical Boards Title III: Requirements for Health Care Professionals and Providers Title IV: Public Access to Practitioner Data Bank Patient Safety Act of 1994 - Title I: General Provisions - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to create a national program of medical malpractice prevention. Title II: Creation of Independent and Effective State Medical Boards - Requires each State medical board to create a consumer assistance unit to deal directly with complainants. Requires the board to disclose information received from complaints to the national practitioner data bank. Establishes guidelines for investigations, disciplinary hearings, and disciplinary actions. Provides for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to assume responsibilities of this Act in cases where a State medical board does not meet requirements. Title III: Requirements for Health Care Professionals and Providers - Requires health care professionals and health care providers to renew their medical licenses every two years. Sets forth reporting requirements for health care professionals and providers and medical examiners. Requires licensed health care professionals to be reexamined every six years as a condition of licensure. Requires State medical boards to perform audits of the office-based practices of licensees to assess performance and to improve practices. Requires an audit of pharmacies to detect illegal drug diversion and other misuse of controlled substances. Requires health care professionals and providers to maintain malpractice insurance. Directs the Secretary to conduct a national interdisciplinary study of medical negligence. Title IV: Public Access to Practitioner Data Bank - Amends the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 to require the Secretary to make specified information on health practitioners available to the public. | 2025-08-26T13:51:12Z | |
| 103-hr-4840 | 103 | hr | 4840 | Prescription for Health Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-07-27 | 1994-09-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. | House | Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] | TX | R | J000174 | 4 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Insurance Reform Subtitle A: Reform of Insured Market for Employers and Individuals Subtitle B: ERISA and Internal Revenue Code Requirements Title II: Tax Fairness Title III: Medical Savings Accounts Title IV: Medical Malpractice Title V: Antitrust Reform Title VI: Consumer Information The Prescription for Health Act of 1994 - Title I: Insurance Reforms - Subtitle A: Reform of Insured Market for Employers and Individuals - Part 1: General Reforms - Prohibits an insurer from canceling coverage or denying renewal of coverage of health insurance with respect to an employer or an individual other than: (1) for nonpayment of premiums, fraud or other misrepresentations, or noncompliance with plan provisions; or (2) because the insurer is ceasing to provide any health insurance in the State or, in the case of a health maintenance organization, in a geographic area with respect to employer or individuals, respectively. Prohibits an insurer that terminates the offering of health insurance plans in an area with respect to the market for employers or individuals from offering such a plan to any employer or individual in the area for five years after such termination. (Sec. 102) Bars an insurer from providing for an increase in the premium charged an employer or an individual for health insurance by a percentage that exceeds the percentage change in the premium charged any other employer or individual with the same characteristics, for similar benefits, and for the same area. (Sec. 103) Prohibits an insurer from denying health insurance coverage to any employer or individual, and a sponsor of a group health plan (GHP) from denying coverage to an eligible individual, on the basis of health status or preexisting condition if the employer or individual was covered by health insurance or a GHP for the same condition by another insurer or GHP for a period of not less than 12 months within the 15-month period end… | 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z | |
| 103-hr-4841 | 103 | hr | 4841 | Public Health Improvement Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-07-27 | 1994-09-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil Rights. | House | Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] | VA | D | M000933 | 24 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Programs Under Public Health Improvement Trust Fund Subtitle A: Programs of Public Health Service Act Subtitle B: Comprehensive School Health Education Title II: Amendments to Internal Revenue Code of 1986 Public Health Improvement Act of 1994 - Title I: Programs Under Public Health Improvement Trust Fund - Subtitle A: Programs of Public Health Service Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a new title regarding public health programs. Establishes the Public Health Improvement Trust Fund to carry out public health programs. Appropriates to such Fund revenues received by the disallowed deduction for certain advertising expenses for tobacco products or alcoholic beverages. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) to establish the National Public Health Advisory Commission for advice on carrying out this title and on other Federal policies regarding public health. Authorizes appropriations from the Fund for FY 1995 through 2002 for the activities of the Commission. Authorizes appropriations from the Fund for FY 1995 through 2002 for formula grants to States for core functions of public health programs. Declares the purpose of such grants to provide improvements in the health status of the public through attaining the Healthy People 2000 Objectives. Authorizes appropriations from the Fund for FY 1995 through 2000 for grants to eligible entities for comprehensive evaluations of disease prevention and health promotion programs. Authorizes appropriations from the Fund for FY 1995 through 2002 for: (1) scholarship loan repayment programs regarding service in approved public health positions; (2) grants to relevant institutions to expand educational capacities; and (3) grants to States lacking public health training programs. Authorizes appropriations from the Fund for FY 1995 through 1997 for grants to public and nonprofit private entities for regional poison control centers. Authorizes appropriations from … | 2025-08-26T13:50:54Z | |
| 103-hres-493 | 103 | hres | 493 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to health care reform and essential community providers. | Health | 1994-07-27 | 1994-09-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-13] | NJ | D | M000639 | 28 | Declares that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) one of the principal purposes of health care reform should be to ensure that medically underserved populations are provided adequate access to health services; (2) the reform should require that each health plan make provider agreements with specified types of individuals, institutions, and entities; and (3) the reform should require that those individuals, institutions, and entities provide services in the most appropriate language and cultural context. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 103-hconres-273 | 103 | hconres | 273 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that any comprehensive health care reform measure should ensure that extemporaneous compounding is made available to provide allergen-free medications for persons who suffer from severe food allergies or other medical conditions. | Health | 1994-07-26 | 1994-08-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Barca, Peter [D-WI-1] | WI | D | B001226 | 3 | Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that comprehensive health care reform should make contemporaneous compounding available to provide allergen-free medications. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-hr-4829 | 103 | hr | 4829 | Family Health Care Coverage Act | Health | 1994-07-26 | 1994-09-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. | House | Rep. Baker, Bill [R-CA-10] | CA | R | B000078 | 0 | Family Health Care Coverage Act - Requires health plans that provide a family class of enrollment to offer and provide equal coverage to any child of an eligible individual who is less than 27 years of age, has never been married, has no dependents, and has a parent-child relationship with such individual. | 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z | |
| 103-hr-4816 | 103 | hr | 4816 | Quality Care for Life Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-07-22 | 1994-08-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Talent, Jim [R-MO-2] | MO | R | T000024 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Prospective Payment System for Nursing Facilities Title II: Subacute Care Continuum Amendments of 1994 Title III: Long-Term Care Tax Clarification Title IV: Long-Term Care Insurance Standards Title V: Financial Eligibility Standards Title VI: Establishment of Program for Home and Community-Based Services for Certain Individuals with Disabilities Title VII: Asset Transfers Quality Care for Life Act of 1994 - Title I: Prospective Payment System for Nursing Facilities - Prospective Payment System for Nursing Facilities Amendments of 1994 - Mandates that payment rates under the Prospective Payment System for Nursing Facilities reflect enumerated objectives. Declares that this Act does not affect the skilled nursing facility benefit under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA). (Sec. 105) Instructs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish a resident classification system which groups residents into classes according to similarity of their assessed condition and required services; and (2) determine payment rates for nursing facilities according to prescribed guidelines. (Sec. 107) Prescribes guidelines for: (1) resident assessment; (2) per diem rate for nursing service costs, administrative and general costs; (3) payment for fee-for-service ancillary services; (4) reimbursement of selected ancillary services including drugs and medical supplies; (5) the per diem rate for property costs; (6) mid-year adjustments; and (7) payment methods for new and low-volume nursing facilities. Title II: Subacute Care Continuum Amendments of 1994 - Subacute Care Continuum Act of 1994 - Provides that SSA shall not be construed as limiting a skilled nursing facility (SNF) from offering subacute care services. Prohibits the Secretary or the States from imposing conditions for such services which restrict SNFs from qualifying based upon their status. (Sec. 203) Instructs the Secretary, regardless of the issuance of fina… | 2025-08-26T13:49:10Z | |
| 103-hr-4809 | 103 | hr | 4809 | Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-07-21 | 1994-08-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care. | House | Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] | WA | D | M000404 | 55 | Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 1994 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of specified prostate cancer screening services and certain drug treatments for such cancer. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish fee schedules for such services. Amends Federal law to cover such screening and treatment services for veterans as a preventive health service. Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for certain public health programs related to prostate cancer research and education. Directs the Administrator of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research to: (1) conduct and support prostate cancer health services and screening and treatment procedures; and (2) provide for the development, periodic review, and updating of clinically relevant guidelines, standards of quality, performance measures, and medical review criteria. | 2025-08-26T13:51:37Z | |
| 103-hr-4810 | 103 | hr | 4810 | Integrated Child Health Care Network Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-07-21 | 1994-08-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Schenk, Lynn [D-CA-49] | CA | D | S000119 | 4 | Integrated Child Health Care Network Act of 1994 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from granting a waiver under the Medicaid program to permit a State to require children enrolled in the program to receive medical assistance through managed care plans, unless such assistance is provided through an integrated child health care network. Directs the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities over a three-year period for the establishment and operation of such networks using different payment models, including grants to demonstrate the operation of networks (including State-initiated networks) applying a separate capitated payment rate with respect to children enrolled with the network. | 2025-08-26T13:51:57Z | |
| 103-s-2310 | 103 | s | 2310 | A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise existing regulations concerning the conditions of payment under part B of the Medicare Program relating to anesthesia services furnished by certified registered nurse anesthetists, and for other purposes. | Health | 1994-07-21 | 1994-07-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] | ND | D | C000705 | 4 | Instructs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise Medicare regulations governing payment for anesthesia services to compensate: (1) certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) for their services; and (2) physicians for supervision of CRNAs. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide guidelines for proportionally split payments for anesthesia services furnished jointly by a physician and a CRNA. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 103-hres-485 | 103 | hres | 485 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any health care reform legislation passed by Congress must ensure access to and the continued advancement of medical technology. | Health | 1994-07-20 | 1994-08-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3] | MN | R | R000033 | 16 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that any legislation enacted to reform health care delivery should not include price controls and limits on national health care expenditures that would restrict access to medical technology or hinder its development. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 103-hr-4789 | 103 | hr | 4789 | Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Research, Education, and Assistance Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-07-19 | 1994-08-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-29] | CA | D | W000215 | 12 | Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Research, Education, and Assistance Act of 1994 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health to establish a council to coordinate Parkinson's research activities. Directs: (1) the council to convene a National Consensus Conference on Parkinson's Disease and Related Neuro-degenerative Disorders to aid in the development of a broad-based strategy for identifying the cause of and treating such disorders; and (2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and annually submit to specified congressional committees a coordinated research agenda and to provide for the establishment of ten Parkinson's Research Centers. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) award feasibility study grants to support the development of preliminary data sufficient to provide the basis for the submission of applications for independent research support grants or establishment of a Center; and (2) award grants to appropriate institutions for the provision of training and continuing education concerning health and long-term care of individuals with Parkinson's. Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) a grant program to support scientists who have distinguished themselves in the field of Parkinson's research; (2) a registry for screening and collecting patient and family data that may be useful in determining incidence and possible risk factors concerning Parkinson's; and (3) a national education program designed to foster a national focus on Parkinson's and the care of those with Parkinson's. Sets forth application requirements. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T13:50:42Z | |
| 103-hr-4791 | 103 | hr | 4791 | Medical Malpractice Fairness Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-07-19 | 1994-08-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Grams, Rod [R-MN-6] | MN | R | G000367 | 37 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: General Provisions Title II: Federal Reform of Health Care Malpractice Title III: Requirements for ADR Medical Malpractice Fairness Act of 1994 - Title I: General Provisions - Sets forth provisions regarding definitions and the period of applicability of this Act. Title II: Federal Reform of Health Care Malpractice - Prohibits a health care malpractice action from being brought in any: (1) State court unless the claim that is the subject of the action has been initially resolved under an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) system certified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (or, in the case of a State in which such a system is not in effect, under the alternative Federal system established under this Act); and (2) Federal court based on diversity of citizenship unless the claim has been initially resolved under the system that applied in the State whose law applies. Directs the Attorney General to establish an ADR process for the resolution of tort claims consisting of such claims brought against the United States. Prohibits an action based on such a claim from being brought in any Federal court unless the claim has been initially resolved under such process. Sets forth procedures for filing actions. Makes each defendant in such an action severally but not jointly liable. Directs that each defendant's fault be determined on the basis of the defendant's percentage of responsibility. Limits to $250,000 the total of noneconomic damages that may be awarded to a claimant and the claimant's family for losses resulting from the injury, regardless of the number of parties or actions brought with respect to the injury. Prohibits the award of punitive damages except in cases of gross or criminal negligence. Limits such awards against the manufacturer or seller of a medical product causing injury. Directs that any punitive damages awarded be: (1) paid to the State in which the action is brought or, in a case brought in Federal court, the State in which the hea… | 2025-08-26T13:50:45Z | |
| 103-s-2294 | 103 | s | 2294 | Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Research, Education, and Assistance Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-07-19 | 1994-07-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 8 | Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Research, Education, and Assistance Act of 1994 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health to establish a council to coordinate Parkinson's research activities. Directs: (1) the council to convene a National Consensus Conference on Parkinson's Disease and Related Neuro-degenerative Disorders to aid in the development of a broad-based strategy for identifying the cause of and treating such disorders; and (2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and annually submit to specified congressional committees a coordinated research agenda and to provide for the establishment of ten Parkinson's Research Centers. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) award feasibility study grants to support the development of preliminary data sufficient to provide the basis for the submission of applications for independent research support grants or establishment of a Center; and (2) award grants to appropriate institutions for the provision of training and continuing education concerning health and long-term care of individuals with Parkinson's. Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) a grant program to support scientists who have distinguished themselves in the field of Parkinson's research; (2) a registry for screening and collecting patient and family data that may be useful in determining incidence and possible risk factors concerning Parkinson's; and (3) a national education program designed to foster a national focus on Parkinson's and the care of those with Parkinson's. Sets forth application requirements. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T13:48:46Z | |
| 103-s-2296 | 103 | s | 2296 | Health Security Act | Health | 1994-07-19 | 1994-07-19 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 525. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Health Care Security Subtitle A: Universal Coverage and Individual Responsibility Subtitle B: Benefits Subtitle C: State Responsibilities Subtitle D: Consumer Purchasing Cooperatives Subtitle E: Employer Purchasers Subtitle F: Health Plans Subtitle G: Federal Responsibilities Subtitle H: Miscellaneous Employer Responsibilities Subtitle I: General Definitions; Miscellaneous Provisions Title II: Long-Term Care Title III: Public Health Initiatives Subtitle A: Workforce Priorities Under Federal Payments Subtitle B: Academic Health Centers Subtitle C: Health Research Initiatives Subtitle D: Core Functions of Public Health Programs; National Initiatives Regarding Preventive Health Subtitle E: Health Services for Medically Underserved Populations Subtitle F: Mental Health; Substance Abuse Subtitle G: Comprehensive School Health Education; School-Related Health Services Subtitle H: Public Health Service Initiative Subtitle I: Additional Provisions Regarding Public Health Subtitle J: Occupational Safety and Health Subtitle K: Full Funding for WIC Subtitle L: Border Health Improvement Title V (sic): Quality and Consumer Protection Subtitle A: Quality Management and Improvement Subtitle B: Information Systems, Privacy, and Administrative Simplification Subtitle C: Remedies and Enforcement Subtitle D: Medical Malpractice Subtitle E: Expanded Efforts to Combat Health Care Fraud and Abuse Subtitle F: Repeal of Exemption Title VI: Premium Caps; Premium-Based Financing; and Plan Payments Subtitle A: Premium Caps Subtitle B: Premium… | 2025-08-26T13:51:14Z | |
| 103-hr-4755 | 103 | hr | 4755 | To provide for demonstration projects for worksite health promotion programs. | Health | 1994-07-14 | 1994-08-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13] | OH | D | B000944 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a demonstration project to evaluate the effectiveness of health promotion programs in the worksite and appropriate incentives to encourage employers to adopt such programs. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-hr-4756 | 103 | hr | 4756 | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to take into account the health of a primary caregiver in determining whether an item of durable medical equipment is considered medically necessary and appropriate under part B of the medicare program. | Health | 1994-07-14 | 1994-08-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13] | OH | D | B000944 | 0 | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, when determining whether an item of durable medical equipment (DME) is reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of illness or injury or to improve the functioning of a malformed body member with respect to an ill or injured individual, to consider the effect of a denial of payment for the DME item on the health of the individual's live-in primary caregiver. Defines the primary caregiver as one who assists the ill or injured individual without monetary compensation in the performance of such activities of daily living as eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, and transferring in and out of a bed or a chair. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 103-hr-4769 | 103 | hr | 4769 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of long-term care insurance, and for other purposes. | Health | 1994-07-14 | 1994-10-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] | ME | R | S000663 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Tax Treatment of Long-Term Care Insurance Title II: Establishment of Federal Standards for Long-Term Care Insurance Title III: Deduction for Certain Expenses for Dependents with Alzheimer's Disease or Related Organic Brain Disorders Title IV: Dependent Care Credit Expanded and Made Refundable Title I: Tax Treatment of Long-Term Care Insurance - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the treatment of qualified long-term care insurance or plans as accident and health insurance or plans for purposes of insurance company taxation. (Sec. 102) Excludes from gross income benefits provided under a long-term care insurance contract. Includes in gross income employer-provided coverage for long-term care services. (Sec. 103) Allows a tax credit for a percentage of eligible long-term care premiums. (Sec. 104) Includes amounts paid for qualified long-term care services as medical expenses for individual itemized deductions. Includes any parent or grandparent as a dependent for purposes of such expenses. (Sec. 105) Requires long-term care insurance contracts to use a one-year full preliminary term tax reserve method. (Sec. 106) Excludes from gross income certain amounts withdrawn from individual retirement accounts and certain employer cash or deferred arrangements to pay long-term care premiums. (Sec. 107) Provides for the exclusion as a death benefit of any amount paid or advanced to an individual under a life insurance contract because such individual is terminally ill, chronically ill, or has been permanently confined to a qualified facility. (Sec. 108) Allows insurance companies to issue accelerated death benefit riders on life insurance contracts. (Sec. 109) Permits long-term care insurance contracts to be offered in cafeteria plans. Title II: Establishment of Federal Standards for Long-term Care Insurance - Amends the Public Health Service Act to mandate the establishment of model Federal standards for long-term care insurance. Prohibit… | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 103-hres-478 | 103 | hres | 478 | To recognize Mennonite Mutual Aid. | Health | 1994-07-14 | 1994-08-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13] | OH | D | B000944 | 0 | Resolves that, in any national health insurance reform legislation that provides for universal coverage, there be a provision that permits Mennonites to continue receiving coverage through Mennonite Mutual Aid. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 103-s-2283 | 103 | s | 2283 | Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-07-14 | 1994-07-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL] | AL | D | S000320 | 8 | Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 1994 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of specified prostate cancer screening services and certain drug treatments for such cancer. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish fee schedules for such services. Amends Federal law to cover such screening and treatment services for veterans as a preventive health service. Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for certain public health programs related to prostate cancer research and education. Directs the Administrator of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research to: (1) conduct and support prostate cancer health services and screening and treatment procedures; and (2) provide for the development, periodic review, and updating of clinically relevant guidelines, standards of quality, performance measures, and medical review criteria. | 2025-08-26T13:52:16Z | |
| 103-hr-4725 | 103 | hr | 4725 | Presidential Commission on Telemedicine Act | Health | 1994-07-12 | 1994-08-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance. | House | Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1] | CO | D | S000142 | 0 | Presidential Commission on Telemedicine Act - Establishes the Presidential Commission on Telemedicine, which shall review and study the use of telecommunications and information systems technologies in: (1) the provision of health care and the performance of health research; (2) the training of students of health professions and the continuing education of practicing health care providers; and (3) the monitoring of medical conditions by individuals at home. Requires the Commission to: (1) assess whether such technologies are effective in improving the quality and accessibility of health care and reducing its cost; (2) examine methods by which training in the use of telecommunications and information systems technologies in the delivery of health care might be improved; (3) analyze any obstacles that may impede the wide use and acceptance of such technologies by health care providers; and (4) develop a model definition of the term "telemedicine." Requires a final report to the President and the Congress. | 2025-08-26T13:51:05Z | |
| 103-hr-4728 | 103 | hr | 4728 | Medical Device User Fee Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-07-12 | 1994-08-01 | For Further Action See H.R.4864. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-29] | CA | D | W000215 | 1 | Medical Device User Fee Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize the assessment and collection of fees from applicants for medical device approval. Provides for the use of such fees to defray cost increases in the resources allocated for the process of device application review and related activities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1995 through 1999. | 2025-08-26T13:52:30Z | |
| 103-s-2276 | 103 | s | 2276 | Medical Device User Fee Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-07-12 | 1994-07-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 0 | Medical Device User Fee Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize the assessment and collection of fees from applicants for medical device approval. Provides for the use of such fees to defray cost increases in the resources allocated for the process of device application review and related activities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1995 through 1999. | 2025-08-26T13:51:32Z | |
| 103-sjres-208 | 103 | sjres | 208 | A joint resolution designating the week of November 6, 1994, through November 12, 1994, "National Health Information Management Week". | Health | 1994-07-01 | 1994-10-07 | Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Wofford, Harris [D-PA] | PA | D | W000665 | 53 | Designates the week of November 6 through 12, 1994, as National Health Information Management Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 103-hr-4687 | 103 | hr | 4687 | Children's Health Equity Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-06-30 | 1994-07-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Lambert, Blanche M. [D-AR-1] | AR | D | L000035 | 0 | Children's Health Equity Act of 1994 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to prohibit a State from requiring any child with special health care needs to receive services under the State's Medicaid plan through enrollment with a capitated managed care plan, unless the State adopts pediatric risk adjustment methodologies under which the State adjusts the payment rates for such plans to take into account the financial risks of enrolling such children. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and report to the Congress on model pediatric risk adjustment methodologies for such purpose. | 2025-08-26T13:50:55Z | |
| 103-hr-4688 | 103 | hr | 4688 | Rural Health Care Practitioners Revitalization Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-06-30 | 1994-07-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Lambert, Blanche M. [D-AR-1] | AR | D | L000035 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Tax Incentives Regarding Rural Health Care Title II: Public Health Service Programs Regarding Rural Health Care Subtitle A: National Health Service Corps Subtitle B: Other Programs Regarding Rural Health Care Title III: State Health Service Corps Demonstration Projects Title IV: Treatment of Student Loans for Health Professionals Rural Health Care Practitioners Revitalization Act of 1994 - Title I: Tax Incentives Regarding Rural Health Care - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income any payment made on behalf of a taxpayer by the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program. (Sec. 102) Permits a deduction for medical education loan interest incurred by health professionals serving in medically underserved rural areas. (Sec. 103) Provides a credit for a qualified primary health services provider providing primary health services full time to an individual residing in a rural health professional shortage area and who: (1) is not receiving a National Health Service Corps Scholarship as a loan repayment under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program; (2) is not fulfilling service obligations under such Programs; and (3) has not defaulted on such obligations. (Sec. 104) Provides for an increase in the amount which may be expensed as depreciable business assets in the case of rural health care property. Title II: Public Health Service Programs Regarding Rural Health Care - Subtitle A: National Health Service Corps - Amends the Public Health Service Act to add additional criteria for use in determining health professional shortage areas by including in the criteria the number of individuals paying for health services through Medicare or Medicaid and the number of individuals who have no health insurance, as well as the number of physicians who will accept Medicare and Medicaid patients. (Sec. 202) Requires that at least five percent of appropriations for the National He… | 2025-08-26T13:49:45Z | |
| 103-hr-4689 | 103 | hr | 4689 | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the bonus payment provided for physicians' services furnished under part B of the medicare program in a health professional shortage area to 20 percent in the case or primary care services, to establish updates for 1995 in the conversion factors used to determine the amount of payment made for physicians' services under the medicare program, and for other purposes. | Health | 1994-06-30 | 1994-07-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Lambert, Blanche M. [D-AR-1] | AR | D | L000035 | 0 | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to increase from ten percent to 20 percent the bonus payment provided for physicians' primary care services furnished under part B of the Medicare program in a health professional shortage area. Extends such bonus payments to certain nonphysician providers and other Medicare-dependent providers in such areas. Establishes the following updates for 1995 in the conversion factors used to determine the amount of Medicare payments: (1) 10.7 percent for surgical services; (2) 10.1 percent for primary care services; and (3) 7.4 percent for all other services. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 103-hr-4690 | 103 | hr | 4690 | Rural Health Care Improvement Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-06-30 | 1994-08-19 | See H.R.3600. | House | Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] | NE | R | B000403 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Grants to Encourage Establishment of Community Rural Health Networks Title II: Incentives For Health Professionals to Practice in Rural Areas Subtitle A: National Health Service Corps Program Subtitle B: Incentives Under Other Programs Title III: Assistance for Institutional Providers Subtitle A: Emergency Medical Systems Subtitle B: Assistance to Rural Providers Under Medicare Subtitle D: Demonstration Projects to Encourage Primary Care and Rural-Based Graduate Medical Education Title IV: Hospital Antitrust Fairness Rural Health Care Improvement Act of 1994 - Title I: Grant to Encourage Establishment of Community Rural Health Networks - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to an eligible State for the development of plans to increase access to health care services for residents of areas in the State designated as chronically underserved areas. Provides for technical assistance for entities establishing or enhancing a community rural health network in an underserved rural area. Provides financial assistance to entities to provide for the development and implementation of community rural health networks. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Incentives for Health Professionals to Practice in Rural Areas - Subtitle A: National Health Service Corps Program - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude National Health Service Corps Loan Repayments from gross income. (Sec. 202) Amends the Public Health Service Act to take into consideration, when designating an area as a health professional shortage area, the number of individuals in the area paying through Medicare or Medicaid, the number of individuals who are uninsured, and the number of physicians who will accept additional Medicare and Medicaid patients. (Sec. 203) Increases the authorization of appropriations for the National Health Service Corps Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs. Su… | 2025-08-26T13:50:38Z | |
| 103-hr-4696 | 103 | hr | 4696 | Access to Medical Treatment Act | Health | 1994-06-30 | 1994-07-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 9 | Access to Medical Treatment Act - Permits any individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment that such individual desires or the legal representative of such individual authorizes, if: (1) the practitioner agrees to treat the individual; and (2) the administration of such treatment falls within the practitioner's scope of practice. Authorizes health care practitioners to provide any method of treatment to such an individual if: (1) there is no evidence that the treatment is a danger to the individual; (2) in the case of treatment that is the administration of a food, drug, or device that has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the individual has been informed that the treatment has not been approved and the food, drug, or device contains a warning to that effect; (3) the individual has been informed of the nature of the treatment; (4) there have been no claims, including advertising and labeling claims, made with respect to the efficacy of such treatment; and (5) the individual desires such treatment and has been provided and has signed a written statement that such individual has been fully informed with respect to such information. Requires a practitioner, after administering such treatment and discovering it to be a danger to an individual, to submit a report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Authorizes the introduction or delivery into interstate commerce of medication or equipment for use in accordance with this Act. Prohibits a licensing board from denying, suspending, or revoking the license of a health care practitioner solely because such practitioner provides treatment described by this Act. | 2025-08-26T13:49:34Z | |
| 103-s-2245 | 103 | s | 2245 | Medicare and Medicaid Third Party Liability Act | Health | 1994-06-28 | 1994-06-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 1 | Medicare and Medicaid Third Party Liability Act - Authorizes the Attorney General to seek a class action recovery from tobacco product manufacturers of any payments made under the Medicare, Medicaid, veterans' health care, or any other similar Federal health care program to or on behalf of more than one recipient with a disease, illness, condition, or complication caused, in whole or in part, by the use of tobacco products. | 2025-08-26T13:48:55Z | |
| 103-hr-4654 | 103 | hr | 4654 | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under part B of the medicare program of drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of individuals with multiple sclerosis. | Health | 1994-06-27 | 1994-07-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Greenwood, James C. [R-PA-8] | PA | R | G000439 | 6 | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, to provide for coverage of drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of individuals with multiple sclerosis. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 103-hr-4659 | 103 | hr | 4659 | Federal Health Care Liability Reform Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-06-27 | 1994-08-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3] | AZ | R | S001044 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: General Provisions Title II: Health Care Liability Reform Subtitle A: Reform Described Subtitle B: Requirements for State Alternative Dispute Resolution Systems (ADR) Federal Health Care Liability Reform Act of 1994 - Title I: General Provisions - Applies this Act to any health care liability claim or action in State or Federal court, except for vaccine or medical product injuries. Preempts State laws, subject to limitations. Title II: Health Care Liability Reform - Subtitle A: Reform Described - Requires initial resolution under an alternative dispute resolution system (ADR) of State or Federal health care liability actions and claims against the United States. Sets a time limit for commencement of actions. Limits contingent attorney's fees to percentages of the amount recovered (including any periodic payments projected to life expectancy). Requires payment by the contesting party of attorney's fees and costs if the award amount is not adjusted at least a specified percentage in favor of the contesting party. Limits noneconomic damages for an injury to a specified dollar amount regardless of the number of defendants or the number of actions. Requires, if requested by either party, that future expense payments over a certain amount be paid on a periodic basis. Mandates collateral source payment offsets. Regulates punitive damages with regard to the standard of proof, medical products subject to premarket approval, pleadings, separate proceedings, and amount. Permits several but not joint liability. Allows injunctions prohibiting violations of this title. Authorizes State agencies responsible for health care practitioner disciplinary actions to make agreements with professional societies to participate in health care practitioner licensing and to review malpractice actions and allegations. Subtitle B: Requirements for State Alternative Dispute Resolutions Systems (ADR) - Sets forth requirements for State ADRs, including requiring… | 2025-08-26T13:49:50Z | |
| 103-hr-4646 | 103 | hr | 4646 | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make optional the requirement that a State seek adjustment or recovery from an individual's estate of any medical assistance correctly paid on behalf of the individual under the State plan under such title, and to raise the minimum age of the individuals against whose estates the State is permitted to seek such adjustment or recovery. | Health | 1994-06-24 | 1994-06-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Deal, Nathan [D-GA-9] | GA | D | D000168 | 5 | Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, to: (1) make optional the requirement that a State seek adjustment or recovery from an individual's estate of any medical assistance correctly paid on that individual's behalf under the State plan; and (2) raise from 55 to 65 the minimum age of the individuals against whose estates the State is permitted to seek such adjustment or recovery. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-s-2239 | 103 | s | 2239 | Pharmaceutical Marketplace Reform Act of 1994 | Health | 1994-06-24 | 1994-06-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR] | AR | D | P000556 | 1 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Medicare Program Subtitle A: Covered Outpatient Prescription Drugs and Rebates Subtitle B: Drug Use Review Subtitle C: Effective Date Title II: Medicaid Program Title III: Commissions Title IV: Additions to the Master Agreement Pharmaceutical Marketplace Reform Act of 1994 - Title I: Medicare Program - Subtitle A: Covered Outpatient Prescription Drugs and Rebates - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to cover as medical and other services certain outpatient drugs and biologicals, certain prescription drugs used in immunosuppressive therapy furnished to organ transplant patients, erythropoietin for dialysis patients, anticancer chemotherapeutic oral drugs, as well as other outpatient drugs or biologicals for which payment may be specially allowed. (Sec. 102) Conditions payment for a covered outpatient drug on the manufacturer's having entered into a rebate agreement containing certain terms with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Requires a rebate or discount to Medicare of 17 percent off the average manufacturer's retail price (AMRP). Authorizes negotiation of higher rebates as well as standard or higher rebates for new drugs. Requires the HHS Secretary to establish a generic-only dispensing policy, subject to a Federal upper limit, for any multiple source (generic) covered outpatient drug for which there are three or more therapeutically and pharmaceutically equivalent brands of the drug sold and marketed in the United States. Requires exclusion from payment of any innovator version of a multiple source (brand name) drug unless the prescription, in the physician's handwriting, contains the phrase "brand medically necessary" and, at the Secretary's option, a medical justification is provided. Authorizes the Secretary to establish, as a condition of outpatient drug coverage or payment, a system requiring approval of a drug before its dispensing. Subtitle B: Drug Use Re… | 2025-08-26T13:50:10Z | |
| 103-hres-464 | 103 | hres | 464 | Designating July 12, 1994, as "Public Health Awareness Day". | Health | 1994-06-23 | 1994-06-23 | Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16] | MI | D | D000355 | 4 | Designates July 12, 1994, as Public Health Awareness Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 103-sjres-203 | 103 | sjres | 203 | A joint resolution designating July 12, 1994, as "Public Health Awareness Day". | Health | 1994-06-23 | 1994-06-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 1 | Designates July 12, 1994, as Public Health Awareness Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 103-hjres-382 | 103 | hjres | 382 | Designating September 11, 1994, as "National Neonatal Nurses Day". | Health | 1994-06-22 | 1994-06-22 | Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] | TX | D | J000126 | 40 | Designates September 11, 1994, as National Neonatal Nurses Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z |
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