H.R. 3556 · 111th Congress
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a self-referral disclosure protocol under the Medicare Program to enable health care providers of services and suppliers to disclose violations of section 1877 of the Social Security Act.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jim McDermott
- Introduced
- 2009-09-14
- Latest action
- 2009-09-15 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in cooperation with the Inspector General of the Department of HHS, to establish a self-referral disclosure protocol (SRDP) to enable health care service providers and suppliers to disclose an actual or potential violation of the prohibition against certain physician referrals.