Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act

What this does

This bill lets the Secretary of Labor suspend payments to a medical provider who has been convicted of fraud. It amends Section 8103 of title 5, the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, which pays for medical care for injured federal workers. The suspension is discretionary, not automatic, and reaches only providers convicted of fraud. The conviction can involve the FECA program itself, any federal health care benefit program, or a similar state program. Congress directs the Secretary to write regulations to carry it out. The change applies to payments made on or after 180 days after enactment.

House vote · 396-0

Democrats198–0

Republicans197–0

Independents1–0

How we know · 7 sourced claims

The bill amends Section 8103 of title 5, United States Code, part of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act.Source: Sec. 2(a) In general: "Section 8103 of title 5, United States Code, is amended"; AN ACT clause: "To amend the Federal Employees' Compensation Act"
It lets the Secretary of Labor suspend payments to a medical provider who has been convicted of fraud.Source: Sec. 2(a)(3) new subsection (c)(1): "The Secretary of Labor may suspend payments to a provider... if the provider has been convicted of fraud"
The suspension is discretionary, not automatic.Source: Sec. 2(a)(3) new subsection (c)(1): "may suspend payments"
The fraud conviction can involve the FECA subchapter, any federal health care benefit program, or a similar state program.Source: Sec. 2(a)(3) new subsection (c)(1)(A)-(C): "(A) this subchapter; (B) any Federal health care benefit program... ; or (C) any State program... similar to such services"
Congress directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations to carry it out.Source: Sec. 2(a)(3) new subsection (c)(2): "The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to carry out this subsection"
The change applies to payments made on or after 180 days after enactment.Source: Sec. 2(b) Effective date: "shall apply with respect to payments made to a provider... on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment"
The bill is single-subject: a short title plus one FECA amendment on fraud-convicted providers, with no rider.Source: Sec. 1 Short title; Sec. 2 Fraud convictions (the only two sections)

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Republicans

218

Democrats

212

Independents

YeaKevin KileyCA · District 3