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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3328 

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a six-month 

grace period for certain Medicare advanced diagnostic imaging services 

suppliers to receive accreditation. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 2, 2011 

Mr. RENACCI (for himself and Mr. ROSKAM) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 

addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 

A BILL 

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 

a six-month grace period for certain Medicare advanced 

diagnostic imaging services suppliers to receive accreditation. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SIX-MONTH GRACE PERIOD FOR ACCREDITA2 TION OF MEDICARE ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC 

3 IMAGING SERVICES SUPPLIERS. 

4 Section 1834(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

5 1995m) is amended by adding at the end the following 

6 new paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(6) GRACE PERIOD.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a sup9 plier who has not previously received payment 

10 for the technical component of advanced diag11 nostic imaging services under the fee schedule 

12 established under section 1848(b), subject to 

13 subparagraph (B), for purposes of this sub14 section the supplier shall be deemed to be ac15 credited by an organization designated by the 

16 Secretary under paragraph (2)(B)(i) for a grace 

17 period that— 

18 ‘‘(i) begins on the date the supplier 

19 conducts the first image or set of images 

20 obtained from an advanced diagnostic im21 aging service that is submitted to such or22 ganization for purposes of the supplier’s 

23 application for accreditation under this 

24 subsection; and 

25 ‘‘(ii) ends on the earliest of the fol26 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(I) The date on which the sup2 plier’s application for accreditation is 

3 approved. 

4 ‘‘(II) The date on which the sup5 plier’s application for accreditation is 

6 denied. 

7 ‘‘(III) The end of the 6-month 

8 period beginning on the date under 

9 clause (i). 

10 ‘‘(B) AGREEMENT.—The Secretary may 

11 only deem a supplier as accredited under sub12 paragraph (A) if the supplier enters an agree13 ment with the Secretary that the supplier 

14 shall— 

15 ‘‘(i) not accept any payment under the 

16 fee schedule established under section 

17 1848(b) for the technical component of ad18 vanced diagnostic imaging services fur19 nished for any period between the end of 

20 the grace period under subparagraph (A) 

21 and the final decision of the accreditation 

22 organization with respect to the supplier’s 

23 application for accreditation pursuant to 

24 this subsection; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) if the application for accredita2 tion is denied, repay all payments of Fed3 eral and State funds— 

4 ‘‘(I) that were received by the 

5 supplier during such grace period 

6 under this title or as a result of the 

7 requirements of section 

8 1902(a)(10)(E); and 

9 ‘‘(II) which would not have been 

10 made, except as a result of the oper11 ation of subparagraph (A).’’. 

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