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105th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Crime and Law Enforcement
Debarment of government contractors
Evidence (Law)
Ex-offenders
Federal employees
Fines (Penalties)
Government contractors
Government employees' health insurance
Government procurement
Health
Health care fraud
Hospitals
Judicial review of administrative acts
Law
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Medical personnel
Office of Personnel Management
Federal Employees Health Benefits Provider Integrity Amendments of 1997
Introduced: June 19, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Jun 19, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
Jun 19, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Federal Employees Health Benefits Provider Integrity Amendments of 1997 - Amends Federal law, with respect to Federal employees' health insurance coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB), to revise provisions regarding the debarment of any health care provider found to have engaged in fraudulent practices, including requiring (currently permitting) debarment for certain fraudulent practices.
(Sec. 3) Amends the Social Security Act, as amended by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, to apply certain criminal health antifraud and abuse sanctions to fraud and abuse involving the FEHB Program.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1