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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to create alternative sanctions for technical noncompliance with the Stark rule under Medicare, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-3054| Senate 
| Updated: 6/12/2018
David Perdue

David Perdue

Republican Senator

Georgia

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2018 This bill establishes alternative protocols and sanctions for inadvertent technical noncompliance with the Stark Rule against self-referral under Medicare. "Technical noncompliance" means, with respect to a compensation arrangement, that: (1) the agreement is not signed by one or more parties to the arrangement, (2) the arrangement was a holdover arrangement for a period longer than is allowed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or (3) documentation of the arrangement contains specified identifying information but is otherwise insufficient to satisfy the writing requirement of an applicable exception.
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Timeline
Jul 21, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-3173
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 12, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jun 12, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • July 21, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-3173
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • June 12, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 12, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 115-3726: Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2017
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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to create alternative sanctions for technical noncompliance with the Stark rule under Medicare, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-3054| Senate 
| Updated: 6/12/2018
Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2018 This bill establishes alternative protocols and sanctions for inadvertent technical noncompliance with the Stark Rule against self-referral under Medicare. "Technical noncompliance" means, with respect to a compensation arrangement, that: (1) the agreement is not signed by one or more parties to the arrangement, (2) the arrangement was a holdover arrangement for a period longer than is allowed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or (3) documentation of the arrangement contains specified identifying information but is otherwise insufficient to satisfy the writing requirement of an applicable exception.
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Timeline
Jul 21, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-3173
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 12, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jun 12, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • July 21, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-3173
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • June 12, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 12, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
David Perdue

David Perdue

Republican Senator

Georgia

Finance Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 115-3726: Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2017
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Business ethicsCivil actions and liabilityHealth personnelMedical ethicsMedicare