HR 1620 · 95th Congress · Social Welfare
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to conduct an annual audit of each hospital, nursing home, and other institutional facility participating in the medicaid program and each State or local agency distributing medicaid funds, and to amend title XVIII of such Act to require annual audits of providers of services under the medicare program.
Bill Progress
✓
Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.(1977-01-11)
Plain Language Summary
[AI summary unavailable — showing source text]
Amends Title XVIII (Medicare) and Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, at least once each year, to conduct an audit of the books, accounts, and records of each hospital, skilled nursing facility, intermediate care facility, and other institutional facility certified for participation under a State plan pursuant to such titles.…
Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only