Improving the Integrity of Disability Evidence Act

Bill: 114-s-1198
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
Introduced: 2015-05-05
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Civil actions and liability

Disability assistance

Evidence and witnesses

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Health information and medical records

Medicare
Latest action: action_date: 2015-05-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-05
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Improving the Integrity of Disability Evidence Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Social Security Act to prohibit the Commissioner of Social Security from considering (except for good cause) any medical evidence with respect to whether an individual is under a disability which is furnished by: (1) any individual convicted of a felony relating to Medicare fraud, (2) any individual or entity excluded from participation in any federal health care program, and (3) any person with respect to whom a civil monetary penalty or assessment has been imposed for the submission of false evidence.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1198 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 5, 2015 Mr. Hatch (for himself and Mr. Lankford ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title II of the Social Security Act to exclude certain medical sources of evidence in making disability determinations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving the Integrity of Disability Evidence Act . 2. Exclusion of certain medical sources of evidence (a) In general Section 223(d)(5) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 423(d)(5) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) (i) In making any determination with respect to whether an individual is under a disability or continues to be under a disability, the Commissioner of Social Security may not consider (except for good cause as determined by the Commissioner) any evidence furnished by— (I) any individual or entity who has been convicted of a felony under section 208 or under section 1632; (II) any individual or entity who has been excluded from participation in any Federal health care program under section 1128; or (III) any person with respect to whom a civil money penalty or assessment has been imposed under section 1129 for the submission of false evidence. (ii) To the extent and at such times as is necessary for the effective implementation of clause (i) of this subparagraph— (I) the Inspector General of the Social Security Administration shall transmit to the Commissioner information relating to persons described in subclause (I) or (III) of clause (i); (II) the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall transmit to the Commissioner information relating to persons described in subclause (II) of clause (i); and . (b) Regulations Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall issue regulations to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a). (c) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to determinations of disability made on or after the earlier of— (1) the effective date of the regulations required to be issued by the Commissioner of Social Security under subsection (b); or (2) the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.