Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2011
Latest action · Oct 28, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 27, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from applying a multiple procedure payment reduction policy to the professional component of imaging services furnished: (1) in 2012; or (2) in 2013 or a subsequent year unless the reduction is based on the data, analysis, and conclusions of a study completed by an expert panel of physician members from a national medical speciality society expert in the field of diagnostic imaging services.
Cosponsors 269
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 27, 2011 to Dec 12, 2012, with 32 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | Original | Oct 27, 2011 |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Original | Oct 27, 2011 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Oct 27, 2011 |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Original | Oct 27, 2011 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Oct 27, 2011 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Oct 27, 2011 |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Original | Oct 27, 2011 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Oct 27, 2011 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Oct 27, 2011 |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Original | Oct 27, 2011 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Oct 27, 2011 |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Original | Oct 27, 2011 |
| R-AL | Jo Bonner | Original | Oct 27, 2011 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Oct 27, 2011 |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Original | Oct 27, 2011 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 28, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Oct 27, 2011Introduced in House
- Oct 27, 2011Referred 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.
- Oct 27, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1949)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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- Oct 27, 2011Introduced in House
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