[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3328 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3328

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a six-month 
grace period for certain Medicare advanced diagnostic imaging services 
                  suppliers to receive accreditation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 2, 2011

Mr. Renacci (for himself and Mr. Roskam) introduced the following bill; 
  which was 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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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a six-month 
grace period for certain Medicare advanced diagnostic imaging services 
                  suppliers to receive accreditation.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SIX-MONTH GRACE PERIOD FOR ACCREDITATION OF MEDICARE 
              ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES SUPPLIERS.

    Section 1834(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1995m) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Grace period.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of a supplier who 
                has not previously received payment for the technical 
                component of advanced diagnostic imaging services under 
                the fee schedule established under section 1848(b), 
                subject to subparagraph (B), for purposes of this 
                subsection the supplier shall be deemed to be 
                accredited by an organization designated by the 
                Secretary under paragraph (2)(B)(i) for a grace period 
                that--
                            ``(i) begins on the date the supplier 
                        conducts the first image or set of images 
                        obtained from an advanced diagnostic imaging 
                        service that is submitted to such organization 
                        for purposes of the supplier's application for 
                        accreditation under this subsection; and
                            ``(ii) ends on the earliest of the 
                        following:
                                    ``(I) The date on which the 
                                supplier's application for 
                                accreditation is approved.
                                    ``(II) The date on which the 
                                supplier's application for 
                                accreditation is denied.
                                    ``(III) The end of the 6-month 
                                period beginning on the date under 
                                clause (i).
                    ``(B) Agreement.--The Secretary may only deem a 
                supplier as accredited under subparagraph (A) if the 
                supplier enters an agreement with the Secretary that 
                the supplier shall--
                            ``(i) not accept any payment under the fee 
                        schedule established under section 1848(b) for 
                        the technical component of advanced diagnostic 
                        imaging services furnished for any period 
                        between the end of the grace period under 
                        subparagraph (A) and the final decision of the 
                        accreditation organization with respect to the 
                        supplier's application for accreditation 
                        pursuant to this subsection; and
                            ``(ii) if the application for accreditation 
                        is denied, repay all payments of Federal and 
                        State funds--
                                    ``(I) that were received by the 
                                supplier during such grace period under 
                                this title or as a result of the 
                                requirements of section 1902(a)(10)(E); 
                                and
                                    ``(II) which would not have been 
                                made, except as a result of the 
                                operation of subparagraph (A).''.
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