S 3797 — Purchased and Referred Care Improvement Act

Bill Text

• Introduced Introduced in Senate Current html February 12, 2024

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The bill modifies the existing law on patient liability for purchased/referred care and establishes a reimbursement process for patients who pay directly for such services.

• 25 U.S.C. 1621u(a)

  A patient → Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a patient

  Clarifies that the law takes precedence over other laws regarding patient liability.

• 25 U.S.C. 1621u(a)

  contract health care → purchased/referred care

  Updates terminology to include purchased/referred care instead of contract health care.

• 25 U.S.C. 1621u(a)

  to any provider, third party debt collector, or any other person

  Expands the scope of liability exemption to include third parties.

• 25 U.S.C. 1621u(b)

  contract care → purchased/referred care

  Maintains consistency in terminology by updating references to purchased/referred care.

• 25 U.S.C. 1621u(b)

  contract health care → purchased/referred care

  Updates the law to reflect the new terminology of purchased/referred care.

• 25 U.S.C. 1621u(b)

  , notwithstanding any other provision of law,

  Reiterates that the provision is absolute despite other laws.

• 25 U.S.C. 1621u(b)

  to any provider, third party debt collector, or any other person

  Expands the notification of non-liability to include third parties.

• 25 U.S.C. 1621u(c)

  , the third party debt collector, or any other person, as applicable

  Specifies additional parties involved in the notification process.

• 25 U.S.C. 1621u

  (d) Reimbursement.-- Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Service shall establish and implement procedures to allow a patient that paid directly for purchased/referred care services authorized by the Service under this Act to be reimbursed by the purchased/referred care program for that payment not later than 30 days after the patient submits documentation to the Service pursuant to paragraph (2). (2) Submitting documentation.--The Service shall accept documentation from a patient seeking reimbursement under paragraph (1) that was submitted-- (A) electronically; or (B) in-person at a Indian health program.

  Introduces a new reimbursement process for patients who directly pay for purchased/referred care.

Action History

1. February 12, 2024

   Introduced in Senate

2. February 12, 2024

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Sponsors

• Mike Rounds · Primary

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