A bill to amend titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for civil monetary and criminal penalties for an individual who has made a material misrepresentation in order to be licensed as a physician and for whose services payments are made under the medicare or medicaid programs.

Summary

Amends titles XVIII (Medicare), XIX (Medicaid), and XI (Part A, General Provisions) of the Social Security Act to provide for civil and criminal penalties for any individual who presents a claim for a physician's service and knows or has reason to know that the individual who furnished the service either: (1) was not a licensed physician; (2) was licensed, but obtained the license through a material misrepresentation; or (3) misrepresented certification in a medical specialty.

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Timeline

1. 7 February 1985

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 7 February 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 7 February 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 13 February 1985

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

5. 26 February 1985

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

   Source: Committee

6. 19 March 1985

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 9 May 1985

   Committee

   For Further Action See H.R.1868.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 7 February 1985

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-14] · D · Sponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Medicare and Medicaid Patient and Program Protection Act of 1986