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H.R. 1838 (115th)

Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017

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Introduced

30 March 2017

Last action

12 April 2017 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22], Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2], Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5], Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1], Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2], Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8], Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7], Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15], Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15], David Scott, Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2], Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2], Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5], Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50], Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2], Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND], Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22], Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8], Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6], Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10], Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9], Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4], Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1], Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4], Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) require the payment system for ambulatory surgical center (ASC) services to feature certain positive annual adjustments equivalent to those made with respect to hospital outpatient department (OPD) services; (2) revise quality reporting requirements to permit publicly available, side-by-side comparisons of quality measures for ASCs and OPDs in the same geographic area; and (3) require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), when excluding requested procedures from the list of those approved to be performed in ASCs, to cite specified reasons for doing so. With respect to excluding procedures from the approved list for ASCs, HHS may not cite as a basis for exclusion that a procedure can only be reported using an unlisted surgical procedure code. (Physicians sometimes use unlisted codes when performing new procedures or services if no existing code is adequately descriptive.)

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Timeline

  1. 30 March 2017

    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. 30 March 2017

    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. 30 March 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 30 March 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 31 March 2017

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  6. 12 April 2017

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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