,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bd1          
#bjbe,mrs4 ,spartz introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1
 and in addition to the ,committee on   
,ways and ,means1 for a period to be    
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to eliminate the            
inpatient-only service list4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,empowering ,patient ,choice of ,medical
 ,care ,act4  #b4 ,elimination of       
inpatient-only service list ,beginning  
,january #a1 #bjbf1 the ,secretary of   
,health and ,human ,services may not    
refuse to designate an outpatient       
hospital service pursuant to section    
#ahcc7t77#a77;,b77i7 of the ,social     
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciel7t77#a77;,b77i77 based solely on a

 determination by the ,secretary that   
such service may only be safely         
furnished in an inpatient setting4