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RadCARE Bill Passes Senate; time
runs out in House
Legislation to be reintroduced in
Congress in 2007
Dec. 11, 2006
The U.S. House of Representatives
adjourned in the predawn hours of
Saturday, Dec. 9, without taking
action on the Consumer Assurance of
Radiologic Excellence (CARE) bill.
The bill was unanimously approved in
the Senate on Dec. 6, before being
forwarded to the House for a vote.
Time wasn’t on the bill’s side.
The House of Representatives
received the Senate version of the
bill less than 72 hours Congress
adjourned for the year, and it did
not make it to the floor for a vote.
The bill is designed to set minimum
educational and credentialing
standards for medical imaging
technologists (including those
working in catheterization and EP
laboratories), radiation therapists
and medical physicists. One passed,
these standards must be met to
receive reimbursement for medical
imaging or radiation therapy
performed on patients covered by
Medicare, Medicaid or any program
under the jurisdiction of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services.
The CARE bill will be reintroduced
quickly to the 110th session of
Congress when it convenes in January
2007.
December 6, 2006
US Senate Unanimously Passes
RadCARE Bill
Bill Proceeds to House for Vote
ALBUQUERQUE - The U.S. Senate on
Dec. 6 unanimously passed RadCARE
bill, S. 2322, the Consumer
Assurance of Radiologic Excellence
bill. The bill was sent to the full
Senate for a vote after gaining
approval from the Senate Health,
Education, Labor and Pensions
Committee on Sept. 20, which amended
the bill by adding a sunset
provision, requiring the legislation
to be reauthorized periodically.
RadCARE bill, S. 2322 sets minimum
educational and credentialing
standards for medical imaging
technologists (including cath and EP
techs), radiation therapists and
medical physicists. The standards
must be met to receive reimbursement
for medical imaging examinations or
radiation therapy treatments
performed on patients covered by
Medicare, Medicaid or any program
under the jurisdiction of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services.
The bill next will move to the U.S.
House of Representatives for a floor
vote. If the House does not vote on
the bill before it recesses, the
bill will have to be reintroduced
when Congress reconvenes in Januay. |