3.0.0 975 2023-01-11T13:18:58Z 2023-01-11T13:18:58Z Senate S S 2009-05-05 111 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-05-05T19:09:45Z 2009-05-05 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2009-05-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001162 Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] Mel Martinez R FL N C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2009-05-05 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2009-05-05 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2009-05-05 True A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2009-05-05 True G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2009-05-05 True V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2009-05-05 True D000595 Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] James DeMint R SC W. 2009-05-05 True C001071 Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] Bob Corker R TN 2009-05-05 True L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2009-07-06 False C000560 Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] TOM COBURN R OK 2009-07-06 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2009-07-27 False Health Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Health information and medical records Health technology, devices, supplies Medicare Social security and elderly assistance Health 00 2009-05-05 Introduced in Senate 2009-05-20T21:30:54Z Seniors and Taxpayers Obligation Protection Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in order to protect beneficiaries from identity theft, to establish and implement procedures to change the Medicare beneficiary identifier used to identify individuals entitled to benefits under part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), or enrolled under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance), so that such an individual's Social Security number is not used.

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to direct the Commissioner of Social Security, upon the Secretary's request, to enter into a data matching agreement with the Secretary to determine if individuals are eligible for benefits or if providers are eligible to provide services or supplies.

Directs the Secretary to investigate claims involving certain individuals who are not eligible for benefits or are not eligible providers of services or suppliers.

Amends SSA title XVIII to direct the Secretary to establish and implement a system to verify on a monthly basis that the claims for payment under Medicare part B for physicians' services furnished in high risk areas are: (1) for physicians' services actually furnished by the physician (or the physician's group practice); and (2) otherwise accurate.

Requires the Secretary to establish a system to identify the 50 counties most vulnerable (high risk areas) to Medicare fraud.

Directs the Secretary to establish procedures for the use of technology (similar to that used with respect to the analysis of credit card charging patterns) to provide real-time data analysis of claims for payment under the Medicare program to identify and investigate unusual billing or order practices under the Medicare program that could indicate fraud or abuse.

Requires the Secretary to establish procedures to require carriers, before paying a claim for payment for durable medical equipment (DME), prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) to confirm with the National Supplier Clearinghouse that: (1) the physician's or practitioner's National Provider Identifier is valid and active; (2) the supplier's Medicare identification number is valid and active; and (3) that the item or service for which the claim for payment is submitted was properly identified on the CMS-855S Medicare enrollment application.

Directs the Secretary to develop a strategic plan for the development and implementation of a serial number tracking system for DME, including mechanisms to ensure unique identifiers for DME items without them.

Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the effectiveness of the surety bond requirement for DME suppliers in combating fraud.

]]> Seniors and Taxpayers Obligation Protection Act of 2009 Display Title Seniors and Taxpayers Obligation Protection Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce fraud under the Medicare program. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Seniors and Taxpayers Obligation Protection Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-05-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s975is/xml/BILLS-111s975is.xml 2009-05-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.