US Congress House Bill 3166 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on July 6 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide under the Medicare program for independent accreditation for dialysis facilities and assurance of high quality surveys with respect to such facilities. This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow renal dialysis facilities to be accredited by an approved accreditation body for participation in the Medicare program. The bill also establishes a time frame with respect to initial surveys of renal dialysis facilities.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide under the Medicare program for independent accreditation for dialysis facilities and assurance of high quality surveys with respect to such facilities.

Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]

Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-20	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-07-06	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 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.
2017-07-06	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 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.
2017-07-06	House	Introduced in House

HB3178 (Related) 2017-07-26 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB1729 (Related) 2017-08-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3166/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3166/BILLS-115hr3166ih.pdf