To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the Medicare durable medical equipment face-to-face encounter documentation requirement.

Bill: 113-hr-3833
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2014-01-09
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health information and medical records

Health personnel

Health technology, devices, supplies

Medicare
Latest action: action_date: 2014-01-09
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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-01-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the Medicare durable medical equipment face-to-face encounter documentation requirement.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3833 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2014 Mr. McDermott 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 modify the Medicare durable medical equipment face-to-face encounter documentation requirement.

1. Modifying Medicare durable medical equipment face-to-face encounter documentation requirement Section 1834(a)(11)(B)(ii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)(11)(B)(ii) ) is amended— (1) by striking the physician documenting that ; and (2) by striking has had a face-to-face encounter and inserting documenting such physician, physician assistant, practitioner, or specialist has had a face-to-face encounter .