A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the designation of accreditation organizations for prosthetic devices and orthotics and prosthetics, to apply accreditation and licensure requirements to such devices and items for purposes of payment under the Medicare program, and to modify the payment methodology for such devices and items under such program to account for practitioner qualifications and complexity of care
Contributors: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce; United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means
Publisher: [United States Government Printing Office]
Published: 2008
Place of publication: [Washington, D.C.?]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 11
Subjects: Prosthesis; Law and legislation; Orthopedic apparatus; Medicare
Other titles: Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2008.; 110th Congress, 2d Session, H.R. 6878 in the House of Representatives.; To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the designation of accreditation organizations for prosthetic devices and orthotics and prosthetics ...
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Introduced September 11, 2008; referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Committee on Ways and Means.