2021-2022 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB8850: FAIR Act Fair Access In Residency Act
Legislative Summary
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require as a condition of satisfying the definition of an approved medical residency training program for purposes of payments under Medicare for costs related to graduate medical education for hospitals operating such a program to submit information to encourage more equitable treatment of osteopathic and allopathic candidates in the residency application and review process, and for other purposes.
Bill History
9/15/2022
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
9/15/2022
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
House of Representatives
9/16/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(9/15/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Subcommittee on Health(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Republican: 6
Democrat: 2
Primary Sponsor
Diana Harshbarger
Republican