A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to conduct an annual audit of each hospital, nursing home, and other institutional facility participating in the medicaid program and each State or local agency distributing medicaid funds, and to amend title XVIII of such Act to require annual audits of providers of services under the medicare program.

Summary

Amends Title XVIII (Medicare) and Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, at least once each year, to conduct an audit of the books, accounts, and records of each hospital, skilled nursing facility, intermediate care facility, and other institutional facility certified for participation under a State plan pursuant to such titles.

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Timeline

1. 11 January 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 11 January 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 11 January 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 11 January 1977

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Sponsors

• Rep. Beard, Edward [D-RI-2] · D · Sponsor
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• · hswm00 · Standing

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