To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide an exception to the 60-day limit on Medicare reciprocal billing arrangements between two physicians during the period in which one of the physicians is ordered to active duty as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces.

Bill: 110-hr-2429
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1]
Introduced: 2007-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces reserves
Medical fees
Medicare
Physicians
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-22
text: 
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to create an exception to the 60-day limit on Medicare reciprocal billing arrangements in the case of arrangements between two physicians over a longer continuous period during all of which one of them is ordered to active duty as a member of a reserve component of the armed forces.
 
Applies this exception to medical services provided before January 1, 2008.

action_date: 2007-05-23
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to create an exception to the 60-day limit on Medicare reciprocal billing arrangements in the case of arrangements between two physicians over a longer continuous period during all of which one of them is ordered to active duty as a member of a reserve component of the armed forces.
 
Applies this exception to medical services provided before January 1, 2008.

action_date: 2007-07-24
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to create an exception to the 60-day limit on Medicare reciprocal billing arrangements in the case of arrangements between two physicians over a longer continuous period during all of which one of them is ordered to active duty as a member of a reserve component of the armed forces.

Applies this exception to medical services provided before January 1, 2008.

action_date: 2007-08-03
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to create an exception to the 60-day limit on Medicare reciprocal billing arrangements in the case of arrangements between two physicians over a longer continuous period during all of which one of them is ordered to active duty as a member of a reserve component of the armed forces.

Applies this exception to medical services provided before January 1, 2008.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: Became Public Law No: 110-54.
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: Became Public Law No: 110-54.
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2007-07-25
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9852)
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9852)
action_date: 2007-05-24
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2007-05-23
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-05-23
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 422 - 0, 1 Present (Roll no. 405). (text: CR H5636)
action_date: 2007-05-23
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 422 - 0, 1 Present (Roll no. 405).(text: CR H5636)
action_date: 2007-05-23
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5647-5648)
action_date: 2007-05-23
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2007-05-23
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2429.
action_date: 2007-05-23
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5636-5638)
action_date: 2007-05-23
text: Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2007-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-05-22
text: 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.
action_date: 2007-05-22
text: 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.
action_date: 2007-05-22
text: 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.
action_date: 2007-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-05-22
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 110-54