3.0.0 27 2019-11-15T21:35:14Z 2019-11-15T21:35:14Z House H HR 2009-01-06 111 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2009-02-09T19:15:45Z Referred to 2009-01-06T17:08:44Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-01-14T20:07:43Z Referred to 2009-01-06T17:08:43Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-01-06T17:08:42Z 2009-02-09 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2009-01-14 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-01-06 Referred to House Judiciary IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2009-01-06 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-01-06 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, 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 2009-01-06 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-01-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001232 Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] JUDY BIGGERT R IL 13 N B001247 Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] Ginny Brown-Waite R FL 5 2009-03-30 False Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Bankruptcy Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Department of Health and Human Services Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health technology, devices, supplies Medicaid Medicare Mental health Public contracts and procurement Right of privacy Health 00 2009-01-06 Introduced in House 2009-01-09T21:22:54Z Medicare Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct an additional site inspection for each applicable items or services provider that applies for a provider number.

Sets forth rules for the Secretary to conduct a background check on any individual or entity that applies for a Medicare provider number.

Directs the Secretary to establish procedures for the registration of all applicant billing agencies and individuals. Requires the Secretary to assign a unique identification number to each registered agency and individual, which must appear on every claim for Medicare reimbursement.

Amends SSA title XI to allow the Secretary to exclude from participation in any federal health care program any billing agency or individual that knowingly submitted or caused to be submitted a claim for Medicare reimbursement that it knows or should know is false or fraudulent.

Requires that the information in the health integrity protection database (HIPDB) to be available to certain health care providers, suppliers, or practitioners as well as utilization and quality control peer review organizations and accreditation entities.

Amends SSA title XVIII to require Medicare administrative contracts to require contractor reimbursements to the Secretary for amounts paid to excluded providers.

Revises criteria for community mental health centers.

Amends SSA titles XI and XVIII to deny a discharge in bankruptcy to civil monetary penalties for fraudulent activities by a health care provider or supplier, overpayments to service providers under Medicare part A and of benefits under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance), and past-due obligations arising from breach of a scholarship or loan contract.

Amends SSA title XI to prescribe a criminal penalty for illegal distribution of a Medicare or Medicaid beneficiary identification or provider number with intent to defraud.

Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) prescribe criminal penalties for knowing, unauthorized use of information in the HIPDB; and (2) provide for the treatment of certain acts involving federal health care programs federal health care offenses.

Authorizes any criminal investigator of the Office of Inspector General of HHS to: (1) obtain and execute any warrant or other process issued under federal authority; and (2) make warrantless arrests in specified circumstances.

Requires all claims forms developed or used by the Secretary for Medicare reimbursement to accommodate the use of universal product numbers (UPNs, or bar codes) for a UPN-covered item, and all claims for such an item to contain the UPN.

]]> Medicare Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Medicare Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2009 Display Title Medicare Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish additional provisions to combat waste, fraud, and abuse within the Medicare Program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2009-01-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr27ih/xml/BILLS-111hr27ih.xml 2009-02-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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.