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HR 3171 115th Congress House

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide that certain orthotist's and prosthetist's clinical notes under Medicare be treated as part of the patient's medical record.

Introduced: July 11, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 14, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 11, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 10, 2017
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.
Jul 10, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 14, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to specify that documentation created by an orthotist or prosthetist shall be considered part of a Medicare beneficiary's medical record for purposes of determining the reasonableness and medical necessity of orthotics and prosthetics.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3178 Related bill Medicare Part B Improvement Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jul 11, 2017
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Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 10, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3171: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide that certain orthotist's and prosthetist's clinical notes under Medicare be treated as part of the patient's medical record.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3171/
MLA
"H.R. 3171: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide that certain orthotist's and prosthetist's clinical notes under Medicare be treated as part of the patient's medical record.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3171/.
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H.R. 3171, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3171/.
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