To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the Medicare durable medical equipment face-to-face encounter documentation requirement.

H.R. 3833 · 113th Congress · Jan 9, 2014 · Lineage

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Section 1 Modifying Medicare durable medical equipment face-to-face encounter documentation requirement

Section 1834(a)(11)(B)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)(11)(B)(ii)) is amended—

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by striking “the physician documenting that”; and

(2)

by striking “has had a face-to-face encounter” and inserting “documenting such physician, physician assistant, practitioner, or specialist has had a face-to-face encounter”.

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Jan 9, 2014viewing Introduced in House Mr. McDermott introduced the following bill; which was 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

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the Medicare durable medical equipment face-to-face encounter documentation requirement.

Section 1 Modifying Medicare durable medical equipment face-to-face encounter documentation requirement

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