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HR 5809 113th Congress House

Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2014

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require State licensure and bid surety bonds for entities submitting bids under the Medicare durable medical… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require State licensure and bid surety bonds for entities submitting bids under the Medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 8, 2014 See on congress.gov
Health Health technology, devices, suppliesLicensing and registrationsMedicarePublic contracts and procurement
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Dec 12, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 8, 2014
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.
Dec 8, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 12, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the Medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program.

Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from accepting a bid from an entity for an area unless it: (1) meets state licensure requirements for the area for all items in the submitted bid for a product category, and (2) has obtained a bid surety bond of between $50,000 and $100,000 for each such area.

Prescribes requirements for the treatment of losing bidders and successful bidders that do not accept a contract.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4920 Related bill Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2014
  • S 2975 Identical bill Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2014
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Dec 8, 2014
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5809: Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5809/
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"H.R. 5809: Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5809/.
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H.R. 5809, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5809/.
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