A bill to provide that reimbursements shall not be required of any provider of medical services with respect to payments made under the medicare program to such provider, if such payments were certified as correct by an agent of the Federal Government and the provider acted in good faith in applying for such payments.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

29 November 1977

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Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summary

Amends Title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to absolve a provider of services of liability for overpayments made to him if such payments were certified by a designated agent of the Federal Government and if the provider was not grossly negligent or guilty of fraudulent intent in applying for such payments.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/10154
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