title: States reject 'body part' legislation.
abstract: Early indications suggest that state legislatures across the country are rejecting "body part by body part" legislation that would have imposed restrictions on the clinical care for individual patients. Particularly unsuccessful have been bills mandating minimum lengths of stay for certain patients with certain procedures and bills allowing patients direct access to specialists. In light of the patchwork quilt of health care legislation at the state level, one consumer advocacy group is now pushing for broader-based federal mandates.
mesh_terms: D003256:Community Participation; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States