HR 5833 · 102th Congress · Health
Rural Health Care Access Improvement Act of 1992
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Introduced2
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.(1992-10-09)
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Rural Health Care Access Improvement Act of 1992 - Title I: Provisions Relating to Physicians' Services - Subtitle A: Incentives Under Medicare - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to modify requirements regarding payments to new physicians and other new health care practitioners for services in a rural area. Prohibits failure to make Medicare payments based on the failure of an individual to complete a questionnaire concerning the existence of a primary plan. Declares that any such payment remains conditional. Regulates the use, by carriers used for the administration of Medicare benefits, of extrapolation. Prohibits fees (by carriers or the Secretary of Health and Human Services) for filing a claim concerning physicians' services, related errors or appeals, applications for unique identifiers, responding to inquiries respecting physicians' services, or providing information with respect to medical review of such services. Requires consideration, in applying standards and criteria for contracts with carriers, of evaluations submitted by medical societies representing physicians served by the carrier. Provides for appeals of carrier actions. Requires carriers …
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