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Bill115th CongressFiled Sep 11, 2017Health
H.R. 3726

Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2017

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What it doesSummary reported to house amended, part i (Dec 21, 2017)

Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2017

This bill establishes alternative protocols and sanctions for inadvertent technical noncompliance with the Stark Rule against self-referral under Medicare. "Technical noncompliance" means, with respect to a compensation arrangement, that: (1) the agreement is not signed by one or more parties to the arrangement, (2) the arrangement was a holdover arrangement for a period longer than is allowed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or (3) documentation of the arrangement contains specified identifying information but is otherwise insufficient to satisfy the writing requirement of an applicable exception.

What just happenedDec 21, 2017

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 354.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24](R-TX)Sponsor
3 cosponsors1 D2 R
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  1. Dec 21, 2017CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 354.

  2. Dec 21, 2017DischargeH12300

    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  3. Dec 21, 2017Committee5500

    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  4. Dec 21, 2017CommitteeH12200

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-479, Part I.

    Ways and Means Committee
  5. Dec 21, 2017Committee5000

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-479, Part I.

    Ways and Means Committee
  6. Sep 15, 2017Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Health Subcommittee
  7. Sep 13, 2017Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Ways and Means Committee
  8. Sep 13, 2017Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Ways and Means Committee
  9. Sep 11, 2017IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and 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.

    Ways and Means Committee
  10. Sep 11, 2017IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and 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.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  11. Sep 11, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  12. Sep 11, 2017IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Reported to House amended, Part IDec 21, 201718

Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2017

This bill establishes alternative protocols and sanctions for inadvertent technical noncompliance with the Stark Rule against self-referral under Medicare. "Technical noncompliance" means, with respect to a compensation arrangement, that: (1) the agreement is not signed by one or more parties to the arrangement, (2) the arrangement was a holdover arrangement for a period longer than is allowed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or (3) documentation of the arrangement contains specified identifying information but is otherwise insufficient to satisfy the writing requirement of an applicable exception.

Introduced in HouseSep 11, 2017

Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2017

This bill establishes alternative protocols and sanctions for inadvertent technical noncompliance with the Stark Rule against self-referral under Medicare. "Technical noncompliance" means, with respect to a compensation arrangement, that: (1) the agreement is not signed by one or more parties to the arrangement, (2) the arrangement was a holdover arrangement for a period longer than is allowed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or (3) documentation of the arrangement contains specified identifying information but is otherwise insufficient to satisfy the writing requirement of an applicable exception.

Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2017 — Informed