To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure fair billing practice for items and services furnished by off-campus hospital locations, to amend such title XVIII to provide for payments for graduate nursing education costs, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure fair billing practice for items and services furnished by off-campus hospital locations, to amend such title XVIII to provide for payments for graduate nursing education costs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Labor, Education.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H364D8FF939B94ACAA9940E29E580307A: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Site-based Invoicing and Transparency Enhancement Act or the SITE Act.
- Section H7380ADEDC46D49E7B6DF483EDF130B31: 2. Ensuring fair billing practice for items and services furnished by off-campus hospital locations Section 1833(t)(21) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C....
- Section HB8CCC77EB22D4A6BAD064D5962BD5569: 2799B–10. Billing requirements for off-campus departments of a provider or facility A health care provider or facility may not, with respect to items and...
- Section id5869365D54A142BE9CE7F0F675160823: 3. Payments for graduate nursing education costs Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following...
- Section idD45B8EDFD6D244A8A94D72928D0FCDA0: 1899C. Payments for graduate nursing education costs The Secretary shall provide for payments for qualified training costs in accordance with this section....
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure fair billing practice for items and services furnished by off-campus hospital locations, to amend such title XVIII to provide for payments for graduate nursing education costs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Labor, Education
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure fair billing practice for items and services furnished by off-campus hospital locations, to amend such title XVIII to provide for payments for graduate nursing education costs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Braun (for himself, Ms. Hassan, and Mr. Kennedy) introduced …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a dedicated emergency department (as defined in section 489.24(b) of title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations) that— is an off-campus outpatient department of a provider (as defined in subparagraph (B))
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