3.0.0 6878 2021-06-07T20:06:23Z 2021-06-07T20:06:23Z House H HR 2008-09-11 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2008-09-11T18:11:43Z Referred to 2008-09-11T15:02:20Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-09-11T15:02:25Z 2008-09-11 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2008-09-11 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 2008-09-11 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 2008-09-11 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 2008-09-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001231 Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] SHELLEY BERKLEY D NV 1 N D000602 Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7] Artur Davis D AL 7 2008-09-11 True Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Health and Human Services Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government studies and investigations Health care quality Health technology, devices, supplies Licensing and registrations Medicare Health 00 2008-09-11 Introduced in House 2008-11-04T17:23:08Z Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to recognized independent accreditation organizations which apply quality standards to which suppliers of items and services relating to prosthetic devices and orthotics and prosthetics.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to designate and approve an independent accreditation organization for such purposes only if it is the American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics, Inc., the Board for Orthotist/Prosthetist Certification, or a program that the Secretary determines has accreditation and approval standards essentially equivalent to those of such a Board.

Requires application to prosthetic devices and orthotics and prosthetics generally of existing accreditation and licensure requirements for certain prosthetics and custom-fabricated orthotics.

Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on: (1) the steps taken by the Department of HHS to ensure that such licensure and accreditation requirements are enforced; and (2) the effect of the requirements of this Act on the occurrence of fraud and abuse under the Medicare program with respect to prosthetic devices and orthotics and prosthetics.

Modifies the Medicare payment methodology for prosthetic devices and orthotics and prosthetics to account for practitioner qualifications and complexity of care.

]]> Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2008 Display Title Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in House 2008-09-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6878ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6878ih.xml 2008-09-11 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.