Medical License Verification Act

Bill: 118-hr-9802
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4]
Introduced: 2024-09-25
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9802 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2024 Mr. Bean of Florida 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 XI of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to verify whether a health care provider is licensed in good standing before issuing the provider a unique health identifier, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medical License Verification Act . 2. Requirement to verify that a health care provider is licensed in good standing before issuing a unique health identifier Section 1173(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320d–2(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Verification of license in good standing Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall establish and implement an automated system that enables the Secretary to verify whether a person described in section 1172(a)(3) who is an applicant for a unique health identifier and who claims in the application to be licensed in a State is actually licensed in that State and that such license is in good standing. Such verification shall be done before providing the applicant with such an identifier. .