Medicare Patient Access to Preventive and Diagnostic Tests Act

Summary

Medicare Patient Access to Preventive and Diagnostic Tests Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish procedures for determining the basis for, and amount of, Medicare payment for any clinical diagnostic laboratory test with respect to which a new or substantially revised Health Care Financing Administration Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code is assigned on or after January 1, 2002; (2) set the national fee schedule amounts for tests performed; (3) establish a mechanism for review of the adequacy of payment amounts for a particular test; and (4) prohibit the Secretary from delegating the authority to make determinations with respect to clinical diagnostic laboratory tests to a regional office of the Health Care Financing Administration or to a certain contracted entity. Prohibits the Secretary from assigning a code for a new clinical diagnostic laboratory test that differs from the code recommended by the American Medical Association Common Procedure Terminology Editorial Panel and results in lower payment than would be made if the Secretary accepted such recommendation solely on the basis that the test is a test that may be performed by a laboratory with a certificate of waiver under the Public Health Service Act.

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Timeline

1. 10 May 2001

   Introduced

   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 concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 May 2001

   Introduced

   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 concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 10 May 2001

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 10 May 2001

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 22 May 2001

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

6. 24 May 2001

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 10 May 2001 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 10 May 2001

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 10 May 2001

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 10 May 2001

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Sponsors

• Rep. Dunn, Jennifer [R-WA-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Ehrlich, Robert L., Jr. [R-MD-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Roukema, Marge [R-NJ-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Richard Neal · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Thurman, Karen L. [D-FL-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] · D · Cosponsor
• James McGovern · D · Cosponsor
• Anna Eshoo · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4] · D · Cosponsor
• PETER KING · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Horn, Stephen [R-CA-38] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23] · D · Cosponsor
• DAVID PRICE · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-20] · R · Cosponsor
• MICHAEL CAPUANO · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7] · D · Cosponsor
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