3.0.0 6176 2019-11-15T21:31:58Z 2019-11-15T21:31:58Z House H HR 2012-07-24 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BOUSTANY:H.R. 6176.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution.Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution.Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution.[Page H5201]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2012-08-01T20:25:59Z Referred to 2012-07-24T14:00:40Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2012-07-27T13:44:13Z Referred to 2012-07-24T14:00:30Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-07-24T14:00:35Z 2012-08-01 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2012-07-27 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2012-07-24 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2012-07-24 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2012-07-24 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2012-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001255 Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] Charles Boustany R LA W. 7 N P000591 Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6] Tom Price R GA 6 2012-07-24 True P000583 Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] RON PAUL R TX 14 2012-07-30 False E000291 Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] Renee Ellmers R NC L. 2 2012-08-02 False H001052 Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] Andy Harris R MD 1 2012-09-10 False Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Business records Consumer affairs Department of Health and Human Services Executive agency funding and structure Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Hospital care Medicare Health 00 2012-07-24 Introduced in House 2012-09-17T20:17:48Z Aligning Incentives for Better Patient Care Act of 2011 [sic] - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) except from the prohibition against certain physician referrals and other compensation any incentive payments promoting quality and efficiency that are made under a quality incentive agreement between a physician and a qualified hospital, (2) prescribe requirements for such agreements, and (3) direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide a quality incentive ombudsman with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Amends SSA title XI to exempt such incentive payments from certain civil money penalties as well as from criminal penalites for illegal remunerations.

]]> Aligning Incentives for Better Patient Care Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Aligning Incentives for Better Patient Care Act of 2011 Display Title Aligning Incentives for Better Patient Care Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Social Security Act to permit hospitals to make incentive payments to physicians to promote quality and efficiency. Introduced in House 2012-07-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr6176ih/xml/BILLS-112hr6176ih.xml 2012-08-01 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.