United States · Bill · S
S. 1738 (107th)
Medicare Appeals, Regulatory, and Contracting Improvement Act of 2001
Introduced
28 November 2001
Last action
28 November 2001 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Sen. Thompson, Fred [R-TN], Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA], Sen. Hutchinson, Tim [R-AR], Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK], Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT], Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY], Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN], Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO], Sen. Cleland, Max [D-GA], Sen. Allen, George [R-VA], Sen. Miller, Zell [D-GA], Sen. Carnahan, Jean [D-MO]
Subjects
Healthcare, Education
Source updated
19 August 2025
Summary
Medicare Appeals, Regulatory, and Contracting Improvement Act of 2001 - Amends part D (Miscellaneous) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to: (1) timelines for publication of final regulations and compliance with substantive changes after notice; (2) timeframes for the completion of the record in the appeals process; (3) contracts with Medicare administrative contractors for determining payment amounts, making payments, and providing certain provider services; (4) coordination of funding for education of service providers; and (5) standardization of random prepayment review and recovery of overpayments from Medicare administrative contractors. Grants a one-year delay in the lock-in procedures for Medicare+Choice plans under SSA title XVIII part C. Provides a temporary moratorium on the requirement that home health agencies collect Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) data from non-Medicare patients.
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Timeline
28 November 2001
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
28 November 2001
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12106)
Source: IntroReferral
28 November 2001
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 28 November 2001 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Thompson, Fred [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hutchinson, Tim [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cleland, Max [D-GA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Allen, George [R-VA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Miller, Zell [D-GA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Carnahan, Jean [D-MO] · D · Cosponsor
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/1738
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/1738
- us · 107-s-1738 · source updated 19 August 2025