,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bcbi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ab1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,smith of ,nebraska 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,sam ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,nunes1   
,mr4 ,tiberi1 ,mr4 ,roskam1 ,mr4 ,price 
of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,schock1 ,mrs4 ,black1
 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,young of ,indiana1   
,mr4 ,kelly of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4      
,benishek1 and ,ms4 ,jenkins7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce1 and in addition to the       
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title ,,xviii of the ,social      
,security ,act to provide for a maximum 
period of #b years for submissions of   
,medicare part ,b claims originally     
submitted by hospitals as ,medicare part
 ,a claims and of #fj days for certain  

such submissions for one-day stays2 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,administrative ,relief and ,accurate   
,medicare ,payments ,act of #bjac4  #b4 
,maximum period of #b years for         
submissions of ,medicare part ,b claims 
originally submitted by hospitals as    
,medicare part ,a claims and of #fj days
 for certain such submissions for       
one-day stays  7a7 ,timely submission as
 condition for provider payment  7#a7   
,in general ,section #ahce of the       
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acien7 is amended--  7,a7 in subsection
 7a77#a71 by inserting before the       
semicolon the following3 or1 in the case
 of a claim described in paragraph 7#a7 
or 7#b7 of subsection 7f71 no later than
 the close of the period described in   
such respective paragraph2 and  7,b7 by 
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7f7 ,for purposes of       
subsection 7a77#a7 and section          
#ahdb7;b77#c77;,b7--  7#a7 in the case  

of a claim not described in paragraph   
7#b7 for hospital services submitted    
under this part for which there was a   
previous claim as inpatient hospital    
services under part ,a that was denied  
as not reasonable and necessary pursuant
 to section #ahfb7;a77#a71 the period   
described in this paragraph is the      
period ending #b calendar years after   
the date of service2 and  7#b7 in the   
case of a claim for hospital services   
submitted under this part for which     
there was a previous claim as inpatient 
hospital services under part ,a for a   
length of stay that does not include    
more than one midnight that was denied  
as not reasonable and necessary by a    
qualified independent contractor through
 a reconsideration conducted under      
section #ahfi7;c71 the period described 
in this paragraph is the period ending  
#fj days after the date of receipt of   
the notice required under section       
#ahfi7;c77#c77;,c77i7 of the decision   
for such denial with respect to such    

reconsideration4  4  7#b7 ,conforming   
amendment to exceptions authority       
,section #ahce7;a7 of such ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #acien7a77 is amended in the  
last sentence by inserting and the      
periods described in paragraphs 7#a7 and
 7#b7 of subsection 7f7 after #a        
calendar year period specified in such  
paragraph4  7b7 ,application to         
reasonable charge administrative        
provision  7#a7 ,in general ,section    
#ahdb7;b77#c77;,b7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acieu7b77#c77;,b77 is amended by       
inserting or1 in the case of a claim    
described in paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of  
section #ahce7;f71 no later than the    
close of the period described in such   
respective paragraph after date of      
service4  7#b7 ,conforming amendment to 
exceptions authority ,section           
#ahdb7;b77#c7 of such ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acieu7b77#c77 is amended in  
the last sentence by inserting and the  
periods described in paragraphs 7#a7 and

 7#b7 of section #ahce7;f7 after #a     
calendar year period specified in such  
paragraph4  7c7 ,effective date ,the    
amendments made by this section shall   
apply to services furnished on or after 
,october #a1 #bjac4  #c4 ,maximum       
look-back period of #c years for        
,medicare recovery audit contractors'   
audit and recovery activities  7a7 ,in  
general ,section #ahic7;h77#d77;,b7 of  
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acie;ddd7h77#d77;,b77 is     
amended by striking #d fiscal years and 
inserting #c fiscal years4  7b7         
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect 
to payments made for items and services 
furnished on or after ,october #a1      
#bjac4