Medicare Universal Product Number Act of 2001

Summary

Medicare Universal Product Number Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a system for assigning a universal product number (UPN) (bar code) to every covered item of durable medical equipment, including surgical dressings and splints, prosthetic devices, braces, and artificial limbs. Requires that each request for payment, or bill submitted, after February 1, 2004, for a covered item include its proper UPN.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 3 January 2001

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  Introduced in House · EN · 3 January 2001

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 January 2001

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