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H.R. 1646

Rural Case Management Act of 1999

Rural Case Management Act of 1999 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for an additional payment under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to rural service providers or physicians who furnish rural case manager services to Medicare beneficiaries.

Prohibits any payment for such case manager services furnished to a Medicare beneficiary unless the provider or physician establishes and periodically reviews a rural case management plan for the treatment of such beneficiary.

Requires the Secretary to establish the necessary standards for effective and efficient development and oversight of rural case manager services and management plans to: (1) ensure the health and safety of Medicare beneficiaries furnished plan services; and (2) provide guidance on the process or processes that may be used to timely develop such plans.

Provides that Medicare limitations on certain physician referrals shall apply to a referral by a rural case manager to a rural agency in the same manner as such limitations apply to a referral by a physician to an entity with which the physician has a financial relationship.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13](D-CA)Sponsor
1 cosponsor1 D
1cosponsors2committees8actions11subjects
  1. CommitteeH11000

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

    Health and Environment Subcommittee
  2. CommitteeH11000

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Health Subcommittee
  3. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 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.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  4. IntroReferralH11100-A

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 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.

  5. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 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.

    Ways and Means Committee
  6. IntroReferralB00100

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E808)

  7. IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  8. IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House