H.R. 2471 · 108th Congress

Emergency Room Modernization Act

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2003-06-16
Latest action
2003-06-24 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summary

Emergency Room Modernization Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to declare that the medical screening requirement for individuals who come to a hospital emergency department shall not apply in the case of an individual who 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).