S 3343
110th Congress
Senate
Health
Imaging systems in medicine
Medicare
Nuclear medicine
Patients' rights
Physicians
Social Welfare
Medicare Imaging Disclosure Sunshine Act of 2008
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 26, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 26, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7531)
Jul 26, 2008
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Medicare Imaging Disclosure Sunshine Act of 2008 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) to require physicians referring an individual for imaging and other specified radiology services to inform the individual at the time of referral that such services may be obtained from persons other than the referring physician, a member of the referring physician's group practice, or an individual directly supervised by the referring physician or another physician in the group practice.
Requires the referring physician to provide the referred individual a written list of suppliers who furnish such services in the area in which the individual resides.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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