,i #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hijh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #bj1 #bjbb,mr4 ,estes 7for himself and ,mr4 ,panetta7 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 ,,xi of the ,social ,security ,act to require the ,inspector ,general of the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services to review a safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute for certain contingency management interventions1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,fighting ,stimulant and other ,substance ,use ,disorders ,act4 #b4 ,review of safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute for certain contingency management interventions 7a7 ,in general ,section #aabh;,d7a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;a-#g;d7a77 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#c7 ,review of safe harbor for certain contingency management interventions 7,a7 ,in general ,pursuant to the final rule titled ,medicare and ,state ,health ,care ,programs3 ,fraud and ,abuse2 ,revisions to ,safe ,harbors ,under the ,anti-,kickback ,statute1 and ,civil ,monetary ,penalty ,rules ,regarding ,beneficiary ,inducements and published in the ,federal ,register on ,december #b1 #bjbj 7#he ,fed4 ,reg4 #ggfhd71 not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this paragraph1 the ,inspector ,general of the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services shall conduct a review on whether to establish a safe harbor described in paragraph 7#a77;,a77ii7 for evidence-based contingency management incentives and the parameters for such a safe harbor4 ,in conducting the review under the previous sentence1 the ,secretary shall consider the extent to which providing such a safe harbor for evidence-based contingency management incentives may result in any of the factors described in paragraph 7#b74 7i7 ,report ,not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this paragraph1 the ,secretary and the ,inspector ,general of the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services shall submit to ,congress recommendations1 including based on the review conducted under subparagraph 7,a71 for improving access to evidence-based contingency management interventions while ensuring quality of care1 ensuring fidelity to evidence-based practices1 and including strong program integrity safeguards that prevent increased waste1 fraud1 and abuse and prevent medically unnecessary or inappropriate items or services reimbursed in whole or in part by a ,federal health care program4 4