IMPROVE Act

IMPROVE Act - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require provider and supplier payments under Medicare and Medicaid to be made through direct deposit or electronic funds transfer (EFT) at depository institutions that are federally insured or eligible for federal insurance.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3369 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3369

  To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require 
 provider and supplier payments under Medicare and Medicaid to be made 
 through direct deposit or electronic funds transfer (EFT) at insured 
                        depository institutions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 28, 2009

  Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Arcuri) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
   Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
 Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require 
 provider and supplier payments under Medicare and Medicaid to be made 
 through direct deposit or electronic funds transfer (EFT) at insured 
                        depository institutions.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``IMPROVE Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING PROVIDER AND SUPPLIER PAYMENTS UNDER MEDICARE AND 
              MEDICAID TO BE MADE THROUGH DIRECT DEPOSIT OR ELECTRONIC 
              FUNDS TRANSFER (EFT) AT INSURED DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS.

    (a) Medicare.--Section 1874 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395kk) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Limitation on Payment to Providers of Services and 
Suppliers.--No payment shall be made under this title for items and 
services furnished by a provider of services or supplier unless each 
payment to the provider of services or supplier is in the form of 
direct deposit or electronic funds transfer to the provider of 
services' or supplier's account, as applicable, at a depository 
institution (as defined in section 19(b)(1)(A) of the Federal Reserve 
Act (12 U.S.C. 461(b)(1)(A))).''.
    (b) Medicaid.--Section 1903(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(d)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(7) Payment shall be made to a State under subsection (a) for 
expenditures made by the State for payment for items and services 
furnished by a provider or supplier of items or services under this 
title if each payment by the State to the provider or supplier is in 
the form of direct deposit or electronic funds transfer to the 
provider's or supplier's account, as applicable, at a depository 
institution (as defined in section 19(b)(1)(A) of the Federal Reserve 
Act (12 U.S.C. 461(b)(1)(A))).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to each payment made to a provider of services, provider, or 
supplier on or after such date (not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act) as the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall specify, regardless of when the items and services for 
which such payment is made were furnished.
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