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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3237
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 11, 2023
Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Sarbanes) 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
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require each off-campus outpatient department of a provider to include a unique identifier on claims for items and services, and to require providers with a department of a provider to submit to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services an attestation with respect to each such department.
Requiring a separate identification number and an attestation for each off-campus outpatient department of a provider
Section 1833(t) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
Use of unique health identifiers; attestation
In general
No payment may be made under this subsection (or under an applicable payment system pursuant to paragraph (21)) for items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2026, by an off-campus outpatient department of a provider (as defined in subparagraph (C)) unless—
such department has obtained, and such items and services are billed under, a unique health identifier (as established pursuant to standards described in section 1173(b)) that is separate from such identifier for such provider; and
such provider has submitted to the Secretary, during the 2-year period ending on the date such items and services are so furnished, an attestation that such department is compliant with the requirements described in section 413.65 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).
Process for submission and review
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall, through notice and comment rulemaking, establish a process for each provider with an off-campus outpatient department of a provider to submit an attestation pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii), and for the Secretary to review each such attestation and determine, through site visits or through remote audits (as determined appropriate by the Secretary), whether such department is compliant with the requirements described in such subparagraph.
Off-campus outpatient department of a provider defined
For purposes of this paragraph, the term off-campus outpatient department of a provider
means a department of a provider (as defined in section 413.65 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation) that is not located—
on the campus (as defined in such section) of such provider; or
within the distance (described in such definition of campus) from a remote location of a hospital facility (as defined in such section).
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