[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2471 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2471
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the
requirement under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act
(EMTALA) with respect to medical screening examinations.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 16, 2003
Mr. Nunes introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on
Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the
requirement under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act
(EMTALA) with respect to medical screening examinations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Room Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF REQUIRMENT FOR MEDICAL SCREENING EXAMINATIONS
FOR PATIENTS NOT REQUESTING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
SERVICES.
(a) In General.--Section 1867(a) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395dd(a)) is amended--
(1) by designating all that follows ``(a) Medical Screening
Requirement.--'' as paragraph (1) with the heading ``In
general.--'';
(2) by aligning such paragraph with the paragraph added by
paragraph (3); and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) Exception for certain cases.--The requirement for an
appropriate medical screening examination under paragraph (1)
shall not apply in the case of an individual who comes to the
emergency department and does not request examination or
treatment for an emergency medical condition (such as a request
solely for prescription refills, blood pressure screening, and
non-emergency laboratory and diagnostic tests or requests
treatment or assistance in another department or setting in the
hospital or at a facility on the hospital campus).''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply to terminations of participation initiated on or after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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