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HR 418 106th Congress House

Medicare Universal Product Number Act of 1999

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require universal product numbers on claims forms submitted for reimbursement for durable medical equipment … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require universal product numbers on claims forms submitted for reimbursement for durable medical equipment and other items under the Medicare Program.

Introduced: July 22, 1999 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 12, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Feb 3, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 19, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 19, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 12, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Universal Product Number Act of 1999 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a system for assigning a universal product number (UPN) to every covered item of durable medical equipment, including surgical dressings and splints, prosthetic devices, braces, and artificial limbs. Requires that each request for payment, or bill submitted, after February 1, 2002, for a covered item include its proper UPN.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 22, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 418: Medicare Universal Product Number Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-418/
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"H.R. 418: Medicare Universal Product Number Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-418/.
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H.R. 418, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-418/.
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