S 1127
108th Congress
Senate
Health
Administrative law judges
Administrative remedies
Department of Health and Human Services
Law
Medicare
Social Welfare
Fair and Impartial Rights (FAIR) for Medicare Act of 2003
Introduced: May 22, 2003
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7017)
May 22, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7016-7017)
May 22, 2003
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Fair And Impartial Rights (FAIR) for Medicare Act of 2003 - Places within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) any administrative law judge (ALJ) performing functions in the Medicare appeals process. Directs the Secretary of HHS to ensure the independence of such ALJ's according to specified criteria. Requires that they be placed in an administrative office organizationally and functionally separate from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Prohibits any individual who is not a duly appointed ALJ from performing ALJ functions in the Medicare appeals process.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7017)
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1