Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2013
Latest action · Jun 11, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4215-4216)
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.
- IntroducedJun 11, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require alignment of updates for ambulatory surgical center (ASC) services under a revised prospective payment system (PPS) with updates for hospital outpatient department (OPD) services.
Revises requirements for the reporting and applying of quality measure data by ASCs and hospital OPDs.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish an ASC value-based purchasing program under which each ASC that the Secretary determines meets (or exceeds) performance standards established, with respect to selected quality measures, for the performance period for a calendar year is eligible for shared savings in the form of a payment increase determined according to a specified formula.
Revises requirements for the composition of the expert outside advisory panel the Secretary is required to consult during the annual review of the clinical integrity of the groups and payment weights in the PPS for hospital OPD services. Requires the panel to include suppliers subject to the PPS as well as at least one ASC representative.
Requires the Secretary, when excluding from a final rule updating ASC lists a procedure whose inclusion was requested during the public comment period, to cite in the final rule specific criteria based on which the procedure was excluded. Requires the Secretary also to identify the peer reviewed research or the evidence upon which the exclusion is based if certain of those criteria are cited for it. Prohibits the Secretary from using or citing as a criterion or a basis for an exclusion that the procedure can only be reported using a Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) unlisted surgical procedure code.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 11, 2013 to Jan 28, 2014, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jun 11, 2013 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Jun 11, 2013 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | Jun 11, 2013 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Jun 11, 2013 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jun 11, 2013 |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Jul 31, 2013 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Jan 28, 2014 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 11, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Jun 11, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4215-4216)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2500 | Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2013 | Identical bill | Jul 23, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Advisory bodies
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Health care quality
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Home and outpatient care
- Medicare
- Performance measurement
- Surgery and anesthesia
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 11, 2013Introduced in Senate
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