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S. 1127 (108th)

Fair and Impartial Rights (FAIR) for Medicare Act of 2003

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Introduced

22 May 2003

Last action

22 May 2003 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7017)

Sponsors

Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

18 August 2025

Healthcare

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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Timeline

  1. 22 May 2003

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7017)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 22 May 2003

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7016-7017)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 22 May 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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Introduced in Senate (text)

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

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