HR 2030 · 106th Congress · Health
Medicare Patient Access to Technology Act of 1999
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.(1999-07-07)
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Medicare Patient Access to Technology Act of 1999 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) establishment of the Medicare Payment and Coding Advisory Committee and the Medicare Access to Technology Advisory Committee; and (2) annual adjustments to Medicare payment systems for changes in technology and medical practice. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) accept recommendations for Health Care Financing Administration Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) level II code modifications yearly from the public; (2) cause determinations on recommendations received during the three months immediately preceding the last month of a calendar quarter to be made not later than the first day of the following calendar quarter; and (3) incorporate approved modifications to HCPCS level II codes into the payment systems established under Medicare not later than 180 days after the determination approving a modification was made. Prohibits the Secretary from requiring a minimum period of marketing experience with respect to a drug or device as a condition of consideration or approval of a recommendation for a HCPCS level II modification for …
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