Kidney Care Quality and Improvement Act of 2005

3.0.0 1298 2022-02-03T05:25:58Z 2022-02-03T05:25:58Z House H HR 2005-03-15 109 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-03-24T21:36:48Z Referred to 2005-03-15T14:02:15Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-03-22T22:02:36Z Referred to 2005-03-15T14:02:10Z Kidney Care Quality and Improvement Act of 2005 109 635 S 2005-03-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2005-03-24 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2005-03-22 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2005-03-15 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2005-03-15 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2005-03-15 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2005-03-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-03-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000071 Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] DAVE CAMP R MI 4 N J000070 Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] WILLIAM JEFFERSON D LA J. 2 2005-03-16 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2005-03-16 False B001231 Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] SHELLEY BERKLEY D NV 1 2005-04-05 False J000174 Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] SAM JOHNSON R TX 3 2005-04-05 False B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 2005-04-05 False C001046 Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] ERIC CANTOR R VA 7 2005-04-08 False S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 29 2005-04-08 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2005-04-08 False C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. 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00 2005-03-15 Introduced in House 2005-04-12T19:25:29Z Kidney Care Quality and Improvement Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) grant full coverage of dialysis access procedures in the ambulatory surgical center setting for individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who are entitled to benefits under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) and enrolled under Medicare part B (Hospital Insurance); and (2) structure the relative value units applicable to physicians' services for vascular access procedures to encourage clinically appropriate placement of natural vascular access for dialysis patients.

Directs the Secretary to establish demonstration projects for an outcomes-based ESRD financial incentives reimbursement system to evaluate methods that improve the quality of care provided to Medicare beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease.

Sets forth required training for patient care dialysis technicians.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for the: (1) establishment of annual update framework for the Medicare end stage renal disease composite rate; and (2) extension of Medicare as secondary payer.

Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the impact of the temporary codes (G-codes) for nephrologists' services applicable under the Medicare fee schedule for physician's services.

Requires the Secretary to establish demonstration projects to: (1) increase public awareness about chronic kidney disease; (2) enhance surveillance systems and expand chronic kidney disease research; and (3) enable individuals with ESRD to develop self-management skills.

Amends SSA title XVIII to provide for Medicare coverage of kidney disease patient education services.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish blood flow monitoring demonstration projects; (2) provide for appropriate incentives to improve the Medicare home dialysis benefit; (3) arrange with the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate the barriers to increasing the number of individuals with ESRD who elect to receive home dialysis services under Medicare; and (4) establish an independent, multidisciplinary, nonpartisan End-Stage Renal Disease Advisory Committee.

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Kidney Care Quality and Improvement Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Kidney Care Quality and Improvement Act of 2005 Display Title Kidney Care Quality and Improvement Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the benefits under the Medicare Program for beneficiaries with kidney disease, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2005-03-15T05:00:00Z 2005-03-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.