S 1417
106th Congress
Senate
Health
Collection of accounts
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation
Elder abuse
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Group homes
Health care fraud
Inspectors general
Law
Long-term care facilities
Medicaid fraud
Medicare fraud
Parties to actions
Patients' rights
Prosecution
Social Welfare
Health Care Fraud Control Act of 1999
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 22, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 22, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9078)
Jul 22, 1999
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Health Care Fraud Control Act of 1999 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to extend the authority of State Medicaid fraud control units to investigate and prosecute: (1) fraud in other Federal health care programs; and (2) resident abuse in non-Medicaid board and care facilities. Includes other Federal health care programs within provisions on the recoupment of overpayments.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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