[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1198 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1198

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to exclude certain medical 
        sources of evidence in making disability determinations.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 5, 2015

Mr. Hatch (for himself and Mr. Lankford) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to exclude certain medical 
        sources of evidence in making disability determinations.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improving the Integrity of 
Disability Evidence Act''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN MEDICAL SOURCES OF EVIDENCE.

    (a) In General.--Section 223(d)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 423(d)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(C)(i) In making any determination with respect to whether an 
individual is under a disability or continues to be under a disability, 
the Commissioner of Social Security may not consider (except for good 
cause as determined by the Commissioner) any evidence furnished by--
            ``(I) any individual or entity who has been convicted of a 
        felony under section 208 or under section 1632;
            ``(II) any individual or entity who has been excluded from 
        participation in any Federal health care program under section 
        1128; or
            ``(III) any person with respect to whom a civil money 
        penalty or assessment has been imposed under section 1129 for 
        the submission of false evidence.
    ``(ii) To the extent and at such times as is necessary for the 
effective implementation of clause (i) of this subparagraph--
            ``(I) the Inspector General of the Social Security 
        Administration shall transmit to the Commissioner information 
        relating to persons described in subclause (I) or (III) of 
        clause (i);
            ``(II) the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
        transmit to the Commissioner information relating to persons 
        described in subclause (II) of clause (i); and''.
    (b) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall issue 
regulations to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to determinations of disability made on or after the 
earlier of--
            (1) the effective date of the regulations required to be 
        issued by the Commissioner of Social Security under subsection 
        (b); or
            (2) the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act.
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