,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cgc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #i1         
#bjai,ms4 ,brownley of ,california      
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 certain   
administrative or judicial review       
respecting the identification of primary
 care practitioners under part ,b of the
 ,medicare program4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,fairness
 for ,medical ,providers ,act of #bjai4 
#b4 ,providing for certain              
administrative or judicial review       
respecting the identification of primary
 care practitioners under part ,b of the

 ,medicare program  7a7 ,in general     
,section #ahcc7x77#d7 of the ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciel7x77#d77 is amended to read as    
follows3  7#d7 ,limitation on review    
7,a7 ,in general ,subject to            
subparagraph 7,b71 there shall be no    
administrative or judicial review under 
section #ahfi1 #ahgh1 or otherwise1     
respecting the identification of primary
 care practitioners under this          
subsection4  7,b7 ,exception            
,subparagraph 7,a7 shall not apply in   
the case of administrative or judicial  
review under section #ahfi1 #ahgh1 or   
otherwise1 of the issue of whether the  
,secretary 7or an entity contracting    
with the ,secretary7 failed to identify 
an individual described in clause 7i7 of
 paragraph 7#b77;,a7 as a primary care  
practitioner by reason of coding error  
with respect to items and services      
furnished by such individual during an  
applicable prior period 7as described in
 clause 7ii7 of such paragraph74  4  7b7

 ,effective date ,the amendment made by 
subsection 7a7 shall apply as if        
included in the enactment of the        
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act 7,public ,law #aaa-adh74