Sec. 523. PAYMENT FOR GLOBAL SURGICAL PACKAGES
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## SEC. 523 PAYMENT FOR GLOBAL SURGICAL PACKAGES ###
(a)In general Section 1848(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(8) Global surgical packages > > > ##### “(A) Prohibition of implementation of rule regarding global surgical packages > > > ###### “(i) In general > > The Secretary shall not implement the policy established in the final rule published on November 13, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 67548 et seq.), that requires the transition of all 10-day and 90-day global surgery packages to 0-day global periods. > > > ###### “(ii) Construction > > Nothing in clause
(i)shall be construed to prevent the Secretary from revaluing misvalued codes for specific surgical services or assigning values to new or revised codes for surgical services. > > > ##### “(B) Collection of data on services included in global surgical packages > > > ###### “(i) In general > > Subject to clause (ii), the Secretary shall through rulemaking develop and implement a process to gather, from a representative sample of physicians, beginning not later than January 1, 2017, information needed to value surgical services. Such information shall include the number and level of medical visits furnished during the global period and other items and services related to the surgery and furnished during the global period, as appropriate. Such information shall be reported on claims at the end of the global period or in another manner specified by the Secretary. For purposes of carrying out this paragraph (other than clause (iii)), the Secretary shall transfer from the Federal Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund under section 1841 $2,000,000 to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services Program Management Account for fiscal year 2015. Amounts transferred under the previous sentence shall remain available until expended. > > > ###### “(ii) Reassessment and potential sunset > > Every 4 years, the Secretary shall reassess the value of the information collected pursuant to clause (i). Based on such a reassessment and by regulation, the Secretary may discontinue the requirement for collection of information under such clause if the Secretary determines that the Secretary has adequate information from other sources, such as qualified clinical data registries, surgical logs, billing systems or other practice or facility records, and electronic health records, in order to accurately value global surgical services under this section. > > > ###### “(iii) Inspector general audit > > The Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services shall audit a sample of the information reported under clause
(i)to verify the accuracy of the information so reported. > > > ##### “(C) Improving accuracy of pricing for surgical services > > For years beginning with 2019, the Secretary shall use the information reported under subparagraph (B)(i) as appropriate and other available data for the purpose of improving the accuracy of valuation of surgical services under the physician fee schedule under this section.” > . ###
(b)Incentive for Reporting Information on Global Surgical Services Section 1848(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(9) Information reporting on services included in global surgical packages > > With respect to services for which a physician is required to report information in accordance with subsection (c)(8)(B)(i), the Secretary may through rulemaking delay payment of 5 percent of the amount that would otherwise be payable under the physician fee schedule under this section for such services until the information so required is reported.” > .
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