Sustaining Healthcare Integrity and Fair Treatment Act of 2016
Latest action · Sep 22, 2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedJul 11, 2016
- Passed HouseSep 21, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Sustaining Healthcare Integrity and Fair Treatment Act of 2016
This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, among other Acts, to modify provisions related to long-term care hospital (LTCH) payments under Medicare.
(Sec. 101) The bill amends the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 to revise the applicability of certain Medicare payment rules exempting LTCHs from negative payment adjustments for admissions from certain co-located hospitals beyond specified thresholds. These rules shall apply for an additional period beginning on October 1, 2016.
(Sec. 102) In addition, the bill amends the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013 to expand to all LTCHs the application of a payment rule that requires the exclusion of certain patients for purposes of calculating length of stay. Under current law, the payment rule applies only to a hospital that was classified as an LTCH as of a specified date.
(Sec. 103) The bill removes certain hospitals specializing in neoplastic disease from their classification as LTCHs for purposes of Medicare payment.
(Sec. 104) With specified exceptions, current law applies certain payment limits to inpatient services for LTCHs that do not meet specified discharge requirements. The bill: (1) establishes a new temporary exception to these limits for certain spinal cord specialty hospitals, and (2) expands an existing temporary exception with respect to certain discharges involving severe wounds.
(Sec. 201) Current law allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to impose a temporary moratorium on the enrollment of new providers under Medicare, Medicaid, or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) if necessary to combat fraud, waste, or abuse. With specified exceptions, the bill prohibits payment under these programs to new providers in areas subject to such temporary moratorium.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 530 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed420–3 | Sep 21, 2016 |
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 11, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Jul 11, 2016 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jul 11, 2016Markup Jul 13, 2016Reported Sep 20, 2016 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 12, 2016 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 11, 2016Discharged Sep 20, 2016 |
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Sep 22, 2016 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2016Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Sep 21, 2016Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5739-5740)
- Sep 21, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 420 - 3 (Roll no. 530). (text: CR 09/20/2016 H5685-5687)
- Sep 21, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 20, 2016Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-761, Part I.
- Sep 20, 2016Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
- Sep 20, 2016Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 594.
- Sep 20, 2016Mr. Tiberi moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 20, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5685-5688)
- Sep 20, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5713.
- Sep 20, 2016At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jul 13, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 13, 2016Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jul 12, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 11, 2016Introduced in House
- Jul 11, 2016Referred 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.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Recorded votes H5739enact | — | Sep 21, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5685–H5688Text printed H5685–H5687Lists H5711H.R. 5713 (correction) | Bill Pascrell, Jr. D-NJ, Patrick J. Tiberi R-OH | Sep 20, 2016 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 26, 2016H.R. 5713, Sustaining Healthcare Integrity and Fair Treatment Act of 2016As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on July 13, 2016
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 142, September 20, 2016, page H5711.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 34 | 21st Century Cures Act | Related bill | Dec 13, 2016 |
| HR 5614 | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a change in Medicare classification for certain hospitals. | Related bill | Jul 15, 2016 |
| HR 5723 | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a temporary exception to the site neutral payment rate for certain discharges from long-term care hospitals that involve severe wounds. | Related bill | Jul 19, 2016 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the extension of certain long-term care hospital Medicare payment rules, clarify the application of rules on the calculation of hospital length of stay to certain moratorium-excepted long-term care hospitals, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Sustaining Healthcare Integrity and Fair Treatment Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Sustaining Healthcare Integrity and Fair Treatment Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Sustaining Healthcare Integrity and Fair Treatment Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2016Referred in Senate
- Sep 21, 2016Engrossed in House
- Sep 20, 2016Reported in House
- Jul 11, 2016Introduced in House
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