m lorn C^f\yei^l2AAi(!Si>c,^l NOV 16 I 105thcongress H. R. 3629 2dSession ToprohibittheSecretan-ofHealthandHumanSer\icesfrompromulgating any regulation, rule, or other order ifthe effect of such regulation, rule, or order is to eliminate or modify any requirement under the Medicare Program under title X^^^ of the Social Security Act for physician supervision of anesthesia seniees, as such requirement was ineffectonDecember31.1997. IN TIIE HOUSE OF REPRESEXTATR1ES April1,1998 Mr.WeldonofFloridaintroducedthefollowingbill;whichwasreferredto the Committee onWays and IMeans, andin additiontotheCommittee onCommerce,foraperiodtobesubsequentlydeterminedbytheSpeaker, ineachcaseforconsiderationofsuchpro^^sionsasfall\\ithinthejuris- dictionofthecommitteeconcerned BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Heahh and Human Sen-ices from promulgrating any regulation, rule, or other order if the effect of such regulation, rule, or order is to eliminate or modify anyrequirement underthe ^Medicare Pro-am under title XVIU of the Social Security Act for physician supen-ision ofanesthesia seniees, as such requirementwasineffectonDecember31, 1997. 1 Be itenactedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresenta- 2 tivesofthe UnitedStatesofAmericoin Congressassembled, 2 3 flDTS ODDlBHSfl b 1 SECTION1.SHORTTITLE. 2 ThisAct maybecited asthe "SaferSeniors]\Iedical 3 CareActof1998". 4 SEC. 2. PHYSICIAN SUPERVISION OF ANESTHESIA SERV- 5 ICES. 6 The Secretary* ofHealth and Human Sendees shall 7 not promulg:ateanyregrulation, rule, orotherorderifthe 8 effect ofsuchregulation, rule, ororderisto eliminate or 9 modify any requirement under the ^Medicare Program 10 under title XMII ofthe Social Security'Act (42 U.S.C. 11 1395 etseq.) forphysiciansupervisionofanesthesia sen^- 12 ices, as such requirementwas in effect on December 31, 13 1997. O •HR3629ra