Index for HR3962: Affordable Health Care for America Act
DIVISION B — MEDICARE AND MEDICAID IMPROVEMENTS.
TITLE VI — PROGRAM INTEGRITY.
SUBTITLE C — ENHANCED PROGRAM AND PROVIDER PROTECTIONS.
SEC 1644. — BILLING AGENTS, CLEARINGHOUSES, OR OTHER ALTERNATE PAYEES REQUIRED TO REGISTER UNDER MEDICARE.
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Sec 1644. -- Billing Agents, Clearinghouses, Or Other Alternate Payees Required To Register Under Medicare.
(D) BILLING AGENTS AND CLEARINGHOUSES REQUIRED TO BE REGISTER UNDER MEDICARE.
DIVISION B TITLE VI SUBTITLE C SEC 1644. (a) Quoted: (D)
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To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes.
Mr. Dingell (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Waxman, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Stark, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Andrews) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Budget, 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
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 1644. Billing agents, clearinghouses, or other alternate payees required to register under Medicare.
(a) Medicare.—Section 1866(j)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc(j)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(D) BILLING AGENTS AND CLEARINGHOUSES REQUIRED TO BE REGISTERED UNDER MEDICARE.—Any agent, clearinghouse, or other alternate payee that submits claims on behalf of a health care provider must be registered with the Secretary in a form and manner specified by the Secretary.”.
(b) Medicaid.—For a similar provision with respect to the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act, see section 1759.
(c) Effective date.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to claims submitted on or after January 1, 2012.
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