Skip to main content
HR 1452 111th Congress House

Medicare Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Fee Schedule Modernization Act of 2009

Official title: To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into negotiated rulemaking to modernize the Medicare part B fee schedule for clinical diagnostic… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into negotiated rulemaking to modernize the Medicare part B fee schedule for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests and to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the fee for collecting specimens for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests under the Medicare Program.

Introduced: March 24, 2009 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth facilities and institutions
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Medical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareUser charges and fees
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 111th Congress ended
It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 12, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 11, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Mar 11, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Energy and 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.
Mar 11, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Mar 11, 2009
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action March 12, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Fee Schedule Modernization Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish a negotiated rulemaking committee to negotiate and develop a proposed rule for a Medicare modernized clinical diagnostic laboratory fee schedule; (2) report to Congress on the fee schedule; and (3) promulgate final regulations to establish it if the committee reaches consensus.

Directs the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MEDPAC) to report to Congress its own recommendations according to whether or not the committee does reach consensus.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish as $6.04 for 2010 (and the preceding year's amount adjusted for inflation for subsequent years) the fee for collecting specimens for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests under the Medicare program.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 24, 2009
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1452: Medicare Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Fee Schedule Modernization Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1452/
MLA
"H.R. 1452: Medicare Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Fee Schedule Modernization Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1452/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1452, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1452/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 1452: Medicare Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Fee Schedule Modernization Act of 2009](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1452/)
Report a problem