To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require hospitals reimbursed under the Medicare system to establish and implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching, including procedures for identifying all infant patients in the hospital in a manner that ensures that it will be evident if infants are missing from the hospital.
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Sponsor and status
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Jan 7, 2003
108th Congress, 2003–2004- Status:
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Died in a previous Congress
This bill was introduced on January 7, 2003, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.
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H.R. 78 (108th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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This bill was introduced in the 108th Congress, which met from Jan 7, 2003 to Dec 9, 2004. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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