US Congress House Bill 5262 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-4)
Status: Introduced on November 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Revises payment rules and establishes several requirements relating to coverage of orthotics and prosthetics under Medicare. Specifically, the bill requires suppliers of orthotics and prosthetics to meet certain standards with respect to licensure and accreditation, physical facilities, and liability insurance. Orthotists and prosthetists may also issue written orders for commercial purposes that meet specified standards; such orders must be signed by the treating physician. The bill also prohibits payment under Medicare for certain prosthetics and orthotics that are delivered via drop shipment (i.e., direct shipment to a beneficiary who has not received corresponding patient care from a health care practitioner).

Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act

Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]
Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]	Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-11-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-11-22	House	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.
2019-11-22	House	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.
2019-11-22	House	Introduced in House

SB4503 (Same As) 2020-08-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5262/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5262/BILLS-116hr5262ih.pdf