118 HR 9802 IH: Medical License Verification Act U.S. House of Representatives 2024-09-25 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.

I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 9802IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 25, 2024Mr. Bean of Florida 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 concernedA BILLTo amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to verify whether a health care provider is licensed in good standing before issuing the provider a unique health identifier, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Medical License Verification Act.

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Requirement to verify that a health care provider is licensed in good standing before issuing a unique health identifier

Section 1173(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d–2(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:(3)

Verification of license in good standing

Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall establish and implement an automated system that enables the Secretary to verify whether a person described in section 1172(a)(3) who is an applicant for a unique health identifier and who claims in the application to be licensed in a State is actually licensed in that State and that such license is in good standing. Such verification shall be done before providing the applicant with such an identifier..