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Protect Continuing Physician Education and Patient Care Act

Introduced: May 25, 2016 Introduced by: Barrasso, John Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 25, 2016
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Protecting Continuing Physical Education and Patient Care Act

This bill amends title XI (General Provisions, Peer Review, Administrative Simplification) of the Social Security Act to exempt from required manufacturer transparency reporting to the Department of Health and Human Services any transfer of value to a covered recipient of peer-reviewed journals, journal reprints, journal supplements, conference reports, and medical textbooks that directly benefit patients or are intended for patient use.

The bill also excludes from such mandatory reporting any indirect payment or transfer of value to a covered recipient who is a physician:

  • for speaking at, or preparing educational materials for, an educational event for physicians or other health care professionals that does not commercially promote a covered drug, device, biological, or medical supply; or
  • that serves the sole purpose of providing the physician with medical education, such as the tuition required to attend an educational event or any materials given physicians at such an event.
What's happening now May 25, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6 Related bill 21st Century Cures Act
  • HR 293 Related bill To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to exempt from manufacturer transparency reporting certain transfers used …
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2978: Protect Continuing Physician Education and Patient Care Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2978/
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