H.R. 2066 · 115th Congress
PIMA of 2017
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jackie Speier
- Introduced
- 2017-04-06
- Latest action
- 2017-04-21 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2017 or the PIMA of 2017
This bill expands Medicare's prohibition on physician self-referrals to include, with specified exceptions, certain advanced imaging, anatomic pathology, radiation therapy, and physical therapy services. Additionally, the bill establishes increased civil monetary penalties for violations of the self-referral prohibition with respect to those services.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall conduct a compliance review with respect to such referrals.