H.R. 1453: Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2015
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H.R. 1453: Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-03-18 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-03-18 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2015
Plain summary
Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require alignment of updates for ambulatory surgical center (ASC) services under a revised prospective payment system (PPS) with updates for hospital outpatient department (OPD) services. Revises requirements for the reporting and applying of quality measure data by ASCs and hospital OPDs. Revises requirements for the composition of the expert outside advisory panel the Secretary of Health and Human Services is required to consult during the annual review of the clinical integrity of the groups and payment weights in the PPS for OPD services. Requires the panel to include suppliers subject to the PPS as well as at least one ASC representative. Requires the Secretary, when excluding from a final rule updating ASC lists a procedure whose inclusion was requested during the public comment period, to cite in the final rule specific criteria based on which the procedure was excluded. Requires the Secretary also to identify the peer reviewed research or the evidence upon which the exclusion is based if certain of those criteria are cited for it. Prohibits the Secretary from using or citing as a criterion or a basis for an exclusion that the procedure can only be reported using a Current Procedural Terminology unlisted surgical procedure code.
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Official text
Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] · 92 cosponsors
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John B. Larson (D-CT), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Todd Young (R-IN), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and 32 more.
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- Public comment
- A chance for anyone to tell a government agency what they think about a proposed rule or plan before it is final. Agencies must consider the comments they receive.
- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr1453.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr1453 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114