United States · Bill · S
S. 1127 (108th)
Fair and Impartial Rights (FAIR) for Medicare Act of 2003
Introduced
22 May 2003
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7017)
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Summary
Fair And Impartial Rights (FAIR) for Medicare Act of 2003 - Places within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) any administrative law judge (ALJ) performing functions in the Medicare appeals process. Directs the Secretary of HHS to ensure the independence of such ALJ's according to specified criteria. Requires that they be placed in an administrative office organizationally and functionally separate from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Prohibits any individual who is not a duly appointed ALJ from performing ALJ functions in the Medicare appeals process.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 May 2003
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 May 2003
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 22 May 2003
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1127
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/1127