[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2978 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2978

    To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to exempt certain 
transfers used for educational purposes from manufacturer transparency 
                        reporting requirements.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 25, 2016

 Mr. Barrasso introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to exempt certain 
transfers used for educational purposes from manufacturer transparency 
                        reporting requirements.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Continuing Physician 
Education and Patient Care Act''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTING FROM MANUFACTURER TRANSPARENCY REPORTING CERTAIN 
              TRANSFERS USED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1128G(e)(10)(B) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1320a-7h(e)(10)(B)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (iii), by inserting ``, including peer-
        reviewed journals, journal reprints, journal supplements, 
        medical conference reports, and medical textbooks'' after 
        ``patient use''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(xiii) In the case of a covered recipient 
                        who is a physician, an indirect payment or 
                        transfer of value to the covered recipient--
                                    ``(I) for speaking at, or preparing 
                                educational materials for, an 
                                educational event for physicians or 
                                other health care professionals that 
                                does not commercially promote a covered 
                                drug, device, biological, or medical 
                                supply; or
                                    ``(II) that serves the sole purpose 
                                of providing the covered recipient with 
                                medical education, such as by providing 
                                the covered recipient with the tuition 
                                required to attend an educational event 
                                or with materials provided to 
                                physicians at an educational event.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to transfers of value made on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
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