US Congress Senate Bill 308 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provider Payment Sunshine Act This bill amends title XI (General Provisions) of the Social Security Act to expand reporting requirements related to the transparency of physician ownership or investment interests. Under current law, a manufacturer of drugs, devices, or medical supplies that are covered under Medicaid or Medicare must regularly report on any payment or transfer of value by the manufacturer to a “covered recipient,” defined as either a physician who is not an employee of the manufacturer or a teaching hospital. The bill expands the definition of “covered recipient” to also include any of the following practitioners who is not an employee of the manufacturer: (1) a physician assistant, (2) a nurse practitioner, (3) a clinical nurse specialist, (4) certified registered nurse anesthetist, or (5) a certified nurse-midwife.

Provider Payment Sunshine Act

Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]

Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]

Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]

Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-06	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

SB2891 (Related) 2018-05-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/308/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s308/BILLS-115s308is.pdf