3.0.0 5083 2023-01-11T13:26:00Z 2023-01-11T13:26:00Z House H HR 2014-07-11 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. ELLMERS:H.R. 5083.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Commerce Clause: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of theU.S. Constitution gives Congress the power ``to regulatecommerce with foreign nations, and among the several states,and with the Indian tribes.''[Page H6136]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2014-07-18T17:36:47Z Referred to 2014-07-11T13:02:15Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-07-11T13:02:20Z 2014-07-18 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2014-07-11 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 2014-07-11 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 2014-07-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-07-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000291 Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] Renee Ellmers R NC L. 2 N B001252 Rep. 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Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] Bill Posey R FL 8 2014-12-01 False Health Accounting and auditing Business records Congressional oversight Government information and archives Health technology, devices, supplies Medicare Public contracts and procurement Health 00 2014-07-11 Introduced in House 2014-07-30T17:02:05Z Medicare DMEPOS Audit Improvement and Reform (AIR) Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish a Medicare Administrative Contractor Payment Outreach and Education Program for DMEPOS (durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies) suppliers.

Requires each Medicare administrative contractor responsible for DMEPOS payments, in order to reduce improper payments to DMEPOS suppliers under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance), to provide suppliers, physicians and practitioners who prescribe DMEPOS, and discharge planners and case managers who coordinate DMEPOS for individuals in the contractor's area with error rate reduction training as well as:

  • a list of suppliers' most frequent payment errors and the most expensive payment errors over the last quarter,
  • specific instructions regarding how to correct or avoid such errors in the future as well as to prevent future issues related to new audits, and
  • a notice of all new topics that have been approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) for audits.

Sets forth the structure for audits of DMEPOS suppliers, requiring a contractor to give priority to activities under the DMEPOS payment outreach and education program that will reduce improper Medicare payments based on technical errors, medical necessity, and fraud.

Requires annual reports to Congress on the use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program to include certain information on the results of audit appeals related to DMEPOS.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) increase the maximum record requests made by Medicare DMEPOS contractors in auditing claims of suppliers with a relatively high audited claims error rate for DMEPOS payments, and (2) decrease the maximum record requests for suppliers with a relatively low error rate.

Directs the Secretary to limit the audit documentation review period for Medicare administrative contractors to three years.

]]> Medicare DMEPOS Audit Improvement and Reform (AIR) Act of 2014 Display Title Medicare DMEPOS Audit Improvement and Reform (AIR) Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve audit effectiveness and efficiency in paying for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Medicare DMEPOS Audit Improvement and Reform (AIR) Act of 2014 Introduced in House 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5083ih/xml/BILLS-113hr5083ih.xml 2014-07-18 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.