Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2015

3.0.0 284 2023-01-11T13:27:57Z 2023-01-11T13:27:57Z House HR 2015-01-12 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 5 (Monday, January 12, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TIBERI:H.R. 284.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H225]]]> ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-03-17T19:13:23Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Reported by 2015-03-13T15:28:33Z Markup by 2015-02-26T17:44:04Z Referred to 2015-01-12T17:02:45Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-01-16T17:51:59Z Referred to 2015-01-12T17:02:40Z H. Rept. 114-38 Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2015 114 148 S 2015-01-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 114 2 HR 2015-04-16 Became Public Law No: 114-10. Related bill CRS 2015-03-17 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2015-03-16 16:53:05 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2015-03-16 16:53:03 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1646) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2015-03-16 16:53:03 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1646) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-16 16:46:03 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 284. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2015-03-16 16:46:02 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1646-1647) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2015-03-16 16:46:00 Mr. Ryan (WI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2015-03-13 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-38, Part I. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2015-03-13 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-38, Part I. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2015-02-26 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2015-02-26 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2015-01-28 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E133) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-16 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-01-12 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 2015-01-12 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-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-12 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. 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00 2015-01-12 Introduced in House 2015-01-26T19:44:12Z Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2015

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the Medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program.

Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from accepting a bid from an entity for an area unless it: (1) meets state licensure requirements for the area for all items in the submitted bid for a product category, and (2) has obtained a bid surety bond of between $50,000 and $100,000 for each such area.

Prescribes requirements for the treatment of losing bidders and successful bidders that do not accept a contract.

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36 2015-03-16 Passed House amended 2015-04-16T18:14:07Z Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2015

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the Medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program.

Prohibits an entity from submitting a bid for a competitive acquisition area, during calendar 2017-2019, unless it has obtained a bid surety bond of between $50,000 and $100,000 for each such area.

Requires the forfeit of any bid bond submitted for a competitive acquisition area if the bidding entity does not accept a contract offered for any product category when its composite bid was at or below the median composite bid rate for all bidding entities included in the calculation of the single payment amounts for the product category and the area. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect on the forfeited bond.

Requires return of a bid bond within a specified 90-day period to a bidding entity that does not meet such bid forfeiture conditions.

Prohibits the Secretary from awarding a contract to any entity that does not meet state licensure requirements.

Directs the Government Accountability Office to study the effect of this bid surety bond requirement on the participation of small suppliers in the Medicare DMEPOS competitive acquisition program.

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Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2015 Display Title Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require State licensure and bid surety bonds for entities submitting bids under the Medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2015 Short Titles as Reported to House Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2015 H House Short Titles as Passed House Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2015 H House Referred in Senate 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr284rfs/xml/BILLS-114hr284rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr284eh/xml/BILLS-114hr284eh.xml Introduced in House 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr284ih/xml/BILLS-114hr284ih.xml 2015-03-17 Received in the Senate and 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.