To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to eliminate civil money penalties for inducements to physicians to limit services that are not medically necessary, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-4658
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2014-05-13
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability

Health care coverage and access

Health care quality

Health personnel

Hospital care

Medicaid

Medicare
Latest action: action_date: 2014-05-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-05-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends title XI of the Social Security Act to restrict civil monetary penalties for inducements to physicians to limit services to services that are medically necessary only. (Thus eliminates such penalties for inducements to physicians to limit services that are not medically necessary.)</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4658 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 13, 2014 Mr. McDermott introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , 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 XI of the Social Security Act to eliminate civil money penalties for inducements to physicians to limit services that are not medically necessary, and for other purposes.

1. Eliminating civil money penalties for inducements to physicians to limit services that are not medically necessary (a) In general Section 1128A(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7a(b)(1)) is amended by inserting medically necessary after reduce or limit . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to payments made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.