H.R. 876: Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility Act
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H.R. 876: Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility Act
114th Congress · introduced 2015-02-11 · Health · Latest: Became Public Law No: 114-42.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-02-11 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 115 (2015): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR876 (2015-03-16), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 114-42. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility Act
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on March 16, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility Act or the NOTICE Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require a hospital or critical access hospital with an agreement with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to give each individual who receives observation services as an outpatient for more than 24 hours an adequate oral and written notification within 36 hours after beginning to receive them which: explains the individual's status as an outpatient and not as an inpatient and the reasons why; explains the implications of that status on services furnished (including those furnished as an inpatient), in particular the implications for cost-sharing requirements and subsequent coverage eligibility for services furnished by a skilled nursing facility; includes appropriate additional information; is written and formatted using plain language and made available in appropriate languages; and is signed by the individual or a person acting on the individual's behalf (representative) to acknowledge receipt of the notification, or if the individual or representative refuses to sign, the written notification is signed by the hospital staff who presented it.
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Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility Act
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] · 3 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 876, Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility Act (2015-03-11)
Cosponsors on this site
Todd Young (R-IN)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] reported raising $471,289 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
Recorded votes
- House roll call 115 (2015): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR876 (2015-03-16): Passed
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr876.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr876 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114