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H.R. 6446: Improving Diagnostic Innovations Act of 2012

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H.R. 6446: Improving Diagnostic Innovations Act of 2012

112th Congress · introduced 2012-09-20 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2012-09-20 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Improving Diagnostic Innovations Act of 2012

Plain summary

Improving Diagnostic Innovations Act of 2012 - Sets forth additional factors for the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to consider in determining the payment amount for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests under gap filling procedures which are used when no comparable existing test is available. Directs the Secretary to convene an independent advisory panel to inform and make recommendations to the Secretary regarding any new test. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a process for application for the assignment of a temporary national HCPCS (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System) code to uniquely identify a diagnostic test until a permanent national HCPCS code is available for assignment to that test, (2) analyze the process used for the gapfilling procedures used in determining payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests, and (3) implement improvements in the process after public notice and opportunity for comment.

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Official text

Improving Diagnostic Innovations Act of 2012

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] · 17 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr6446 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112