1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Coverage Determination Transparency Act . 2. Ensuring transparency in the national coverage determination process under the Medicare program (a) In general Section 1862(l) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395y(l) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (7) Transparency in national coverage determinations (A) In general With respect to each document (whether physical or electronic) received by the Secretary on or after the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph that identifies itself as a request for a national coverage determination, the Secretary shall, not later than 30 calendar days after receipt of such document— (i) determine whether such document is a complete, formal request for a national coverage determination (as described in the rule entitled Medicare Program; Revised Process for Making National Coverage Determinations (78 Fed. Reg. 48164) or a successor regulation)