Medicare Physician Qualification Act of 1990
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 4, 1990)
Medicare Physician Qualification Act of 1990 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to condition Medicare payments for physician services on the physician: (1) having passed, during the year or during any of the previous seven years, a competency examination developed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, or offered by specified medical organizations and approved by the Secretary; or (2) being licensed as a physician in a State with a physician licensure program that requires periodic relicensure and is approved by the Secretary. Prohibits a physician who does not meet such qualifications from furnishing a service to an individual prior to such individual's written agreement to pay for such service.
Directs the Physician Payment Review Commission to conduct a study and report to the Congress on current methodologies of evaluating the competence of physicians.
What just happenedApr 23, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Who’s behind it
- Apr 23, 1990CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Apr 12, 1990CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Apr 4, 1990IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Apr 4, 1990IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Ways and Means Committee - Apr 4, 1990IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 4, 1990IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House