Medicare Universal Product Number Act of 1998

Summary

Medicare Universal Product Number Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a system for assigning a universal product number (UPN) 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, 2001, for a covered item include its proper UPN.

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Timeline

1. 24 February 1998

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on 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. 24 February 1998

   Introduced

   Referred to House Commerce

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 24 February 1998

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E212-213)

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 24 February 1998

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 24 February 1998

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

6. 27 February 1998

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

7. 3 March 1998

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

   Source: Committee

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• Introduced in House · 24 February 1998 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Houghton, Amo [R-NY-31] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Furse, Elizabeth [D-OR-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Manton, Thomas J. [D-NY-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Danner, Pat [D-MO-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] · D · Cosponsor
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