H.R. 2466105th CongressHouse Bill

Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI and title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exempt from the automatic stay…

Official title: To amend the Social Security Act with respect to limiting the use of automatic stays and discharge in bankruptcy proceedings for provider liability for health care fraud.

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Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI and title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exempt from the automatic stay requirements of the bankruptcy code and to make nondischargeable in bankruptcy proceedings: (1) any civil monetary penalty or program exclusion imposed on a health care provider by the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services; and (2) any recoupment of a Medicare overpayment.

Introduced Sep 11, 1997
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Fortney Stark

Democrat

U.S. Representative · CA-13

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