Fair and Impartial Rights (FAIR) for Medicare Act of 2003

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D StabenowSponsor

13 cosponsors · 13 D

9 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 22, 2003

Fair And Impartial Rights (FAIR) for Medicare Act of 2003 - Places within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) any administrative law judge (ALJ) performing functions in the Medicare appeals process. Directs the Secretary of HHS to ensure the independence of such ALJ's according to specified criteria. Requires that they be placed in an administrative office organizationally and functionally separate from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Prohibits any individual who is not a duly appointed ALJ from performing ALJ functions in the Medicare appeals process.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Fair and Impartial Rights (FAIR) for Medicare Act of 2003

Latest action (May 22, 2003): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7017)

Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 22, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.