3.0.0 5369 2023-01-13T04:48:29Z 2023-01-13T04:48:29Z House H HR 2006-05-11 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2006-06-05T15:09:33Z Referred to 2006-05-11T14:01:25Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-05-11T14:01:30Z 2006-06-05 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2006-05-11 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 2006-05-11 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 2006-05-11 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 2006-05-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-05-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000443 Rep. Ferguson, Mike [R-NJ-7] MIKE FERGUSON R NJ 7 N E000187 Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] PHIL ENGLISH R PA 3 2006-05-11 True R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2006-05-11 True T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 1 2006-05-11 True P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2006-06-28 False S001143 Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] MARK SOUDER R IN EDWARD 3 2006-07-25 False C001051 Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] John Carter R TX R. 31 2006-11-15 False P000555 Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15] DEBORAH PRYCE R OH 15 2006-11-15 False Health Access to health care Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Congressional reporting requirements DNA Department of Health and Human Services Evidence (Law) Federal advisory bodies Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Law Medical fees Medical laboratories Medical tests Medicare Molecular biology Proteins Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Health 00 2006-05-11 Introduced in House 2006-05-31T19:03:16Z Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule Improvement Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to: (1) correction of erroneous determinations and other changes in fee schedule and national limitation amounts for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests; (2) issuance of regulations on gap-filling methodology in determining the Medicare fee schedule for such tests; (3) increased transparency of process for determining fee schedule amounts for new tests; and (4) mandatory advance notice of clinical diagnostic laboratory test amounts being considered for adjustment under inherent reasonableness authority.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a demonstration project to evaluate new approaches to coding and payment under the Medicare program for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests; and (2) appoint a standing panel to determine tests to be included in the project and make recommendations derived from project results to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

]]> Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule Improvement Act of 2006 Display Title Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule Improvement Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve payments under the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule Improvement Act of 2006 Introduced in House 2006-05-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr5369ih/xml/BILLS-109hr5369ih.xml 2006-06-05 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.