,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hhga  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ai1 #bjbf,mr4   
,bean ( ,florida introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !    
,committee on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod 
to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 
9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*         
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d  
title ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 to promote ,m$ic>e program integrity ) 
respect to c]ta9 m$ical equipm5t &      
supplies4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,dme ,scamm] ,prev5tion   
,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,promot+ ,m$ic>e     
program integrity ) respect to c]ta9    
m$ical equipm5t & supplies  7a7         
,electronic submission ( claims by all  
provid]s & suppli]s ,section #ahfb7;h7 (
 ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #aciey7h77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph  
7#a77;,a77ii71 by /rik+ ! entity &      
ins]t+ except 9 ! case ( claims =       

specifi$ items 7z def9$ 9 p>agraph      
7#c771 ! entity2 &  7#b7 by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#c7 ,=     
purposes ( p>agraph 7#a77;,a77ii71 ! t]m
 specifi$ items means m$ical equipm5t & 
supplies 7z def9$ 9 section             
#ahcd7;j77#e77 furni%$ on or aft]       
,janu>y #a1 #bjbg1 t are includ$ on !   
,ma/] ,li/ describ$ 9 section           
#ahcd7;a77#bc74  4  7b7 ,submission (   
claims )9 #ij days ,section             
#ahdb7;b77#c7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acieu7b77#c77 is       
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 9 !    
flu% matt] foll[+ clause 7ii71 by ins]t+
 7or1 9 ! case ( claims = applicable    
items1 ! p]iod end+ #ij days aft] su*   
date ( s]vice7 aft] date ( s]vice2 &    
7#b7 9 ! flu% matt] foll[+ subp>agraph  
7,l7-- 7,a7 9 ! six? s5t5ce-- 7i7 by    
ins]t+ or end ( ! #ij-;day p]iod        
specifi$ 9 su* subp>agraph 7z           
applicable7 aft] close ( ! foll[+ cal5d>
 ye>2 &  7ii7 by ins]t+ or end ( su*    
p]iod 7z applicable7 aft] close ( su*   

ye>2  7,b7 9 ! n9? s5t5ce1 by ins]t+ or 
#ij-;day p]iod 7z applicable7 aft] #a   
cal5d> ye> p]iod2 &  7,c7 by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+ new s5t5ce3 ,= purposes (  
subp>agraph 7,b71 ! t]m applicable items
 means specifi$ items 7z def9$ 9 section
 #ahfb7;h77#c771 o!r ?an any su* item t 
is includ$ on ! ,requir$ ,face-to-,face 
,enc\nt] & ,writt5 ,ord] ,prior to      
,deliv]y ,li/ describ$ 9 section        
#daj4ch7;c77#h7 ( title #db1 ,code (    
,f$]al ,regulations 7or a successor     
regulation7 or on ! ,requir$ ,prior     
,au?orization ,li/ describ$ 9 section   
#dad4bcd7;c77#a7 ( title #db ( su* ,code
 7or a successor regulation7 or = :i*   
paym5t is made on a mon?ly r5tal basis44
  7c7 ,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an
 ,janu>y #a1 #bjcj1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to       
,congress a report on ! te*nology us$ by
 m$ic>e adm9i/rative contractors to     
scre5 claims = specifi$ items to id5tify
 errors or indicators ( pot5tial wa/e1  
fraud1 or abuse4 ,su* report %all       

include1 ) respect to ! #a-ye> p]iod    
beg9n+ on ,janu>y #a1 #bjbg-- 7,a7 an   
exam9ation (-- 7i7 ! total numb] ( su*  
claims submitt$ dur+ su* p]iod = :i*    
paym5t 0 initially d5i$ on ! basis ( su*
 scre5+ te*nology2 &  7ii7 ! total numb]
 ( claims s d5i$ = :i* paym5t 0         
ultimately made2 &  7,b7 an exam9ation (
 ! ext5t to :i* ! use ( su* scre5+      
te*nology 7tak+ into acc\nt ! am5dm5ts  
made by subsections 7a7 & 7b77 assi/s 9 
! id5tification (-- 7i7 suspici\s claims
 or ab]rant bill+ practices t may be    
indicative ( improp] paym5ts2 &  7ii7 ! 
basis ( claims d5ials4  7#b7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is subsection3 7,a7 ,m$ic>e        
adm9i/rative contractor ,! t]m m$ic>e   
adm9i/rative contractor has ! mean+ giv5
 su* t]m 9 section #ahgd;,a7a77#c7 ( !  
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciekk-#a7;a77#c774  7,b7 ,specifi$    
items ,! t]m specifi$ items has ! mean+ 
giv5 su* t]m 9 section #ahfb7;h77#c7 ( !
 ,social ,security ,act1 z add$ by      
subsection 7a74