3.0.0 3737 2023-01-11T13:21:38Z 2023-01-11T13:21:38Z Senate S S 2010-08-05 111 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-08-05T20:32:37Z Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2009 111 3652 HR 2009-09-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2010-08-05 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2010-08-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. N H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2010-08-05 True B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2010-08-05 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2010-08-05 True J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2010-09-15 False D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2010-09-29 False B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY 2010-11-30 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2010-12-08 False C000705 Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] KENT CONRAD D ND 2010-12-14 False Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Health and Human Services Drug therapy Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health personnel Health technology, devices, supplies Licensing and registrations Medical tests and diagnostic methods Medicare Rural conditions and development Health 00 2010-08-05 Introduced in Senate 2010-09-21T19:02:36Z Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require personnel who perform or plan the technical component of either medical imaging examinations or radiation therapy procedures for medical purposes to possess, effective January 1, 2013: (1) certification in each medical imaging or radiation therapy modality and service they plan or perform from a certification organization designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS); or (2) state licensure or certification where such services and modalities are within the scope of practice as defined by the state for such profession and where the requirements for licensure, certification, or registration meet or exceed the standards established by the Secretary. Exempts physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants from the requirements of this Act.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish minimum standards for personnel who perform, plan, evaluate, or verify patient dose for medical imaging examinations or radiation therapy procedures; (2) establish a program for designating certification organizations after consideration of specified criteria; (3) provide a process for individuals whose training or experience are determined to be equal to, or in excess of, those of a graduate of an accredited educational program in that specialty to demonstrate that their experience meets the educational standards for qualified personnel in their imaging modality or radiation therapy procedures; and (4) publish a list of approved accrediting bodies for such certification organizations. Authorizes the Secretary to develop alternative standards for rural or health professional shortage areas as appropriate to ensure access to quality medical imaging.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow Medicare payment for medical imaging and radiation therapy services, only if the examination or procedure is planned or performed by an individual who meets this Act's requirements.

]]> Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2010 Display Title Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2010 Introduced in Senate 2010-08-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3737is/xml/BILLS-111s3737is.xml 2010-08-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.