Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
H.R. 8823119th CongressGovernment Operations and Politics
- Introduced
- May 14, 2026
- Latest action
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Jul 21, 2026
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houseH.R. 8823
Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA ActFast-track passagePassed396–0
Summary
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
This bill explicitly authorizes the Department of Labor to suspend payments under the federal workers’ compensation program to certain providers convicted of fraud. (Current regulations establish various grounds for excluding a provider from payment under the program, including a conviction for fraudulent activity in connection with a federal or state medical benefit program.)
Under the bill, Labor may suspend payments to a provider convicted of fraud related to the federal workers’ compensation program, a similar state program, or a federal health care benefit program (e.g., Medicare). Specifically, Labor may suspend (1) payments to such a provider for services, appliances, or supplies covered under the program; or (2) payments for certain initial expenses incurred by an employing agency with respect to such a provider.
Labor must issue regulations to carry out these provisions.