US Congress Senate Bill 2978 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 25 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-05-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Protect Continuing Physician Education and Patient Care Act This bill amends title XI (General Provisions, Peer Review, Administrative Simplification) of the Social Security Act to exempt from required manufacturer transparency reporting to the Department of Health and Human Services any transfer of value to a covered recipient of peer-reviewed journals, journal reprints, journal supplements, conference reports, and medical textbooks that directly benefit patients or are intended for patient use. The bill also excludes from such mandatory reporting any indirect payment or transfer of value to a covered recipient who is a physician: for speaking at, or preparing educational materials for, an educational event for physicians or other health care professionals that does not commercially promote a covered drug, device, biological, or medical supply; or that serves the sole purpose of providing the physician with medical education, such as the tuition required to attend an educational event or any materials given physicians at such an event.

Protect Continuing Physician Education and Patient Care Act

Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-25	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB6 (Related) 2015-07-13 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
HB293 (Related) 2015-02-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2978/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2978/BILLS-114s2978is.pdf