Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act
Latest action · Nov 25, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 22, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act
This bill 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).
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 22, 2019 to Aug 11, 2020, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Original | Nov 22, 2019 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Nov 22, 2019 |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Original | Nov 22, 2019 |
| R-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Dec 11, 2019 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Jan 7, 2020 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Mar 4, 2020 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jun 29, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Jul 9, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Aug 11, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Aug 11, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Nov 22, 2019Introduced in House
- Nov 22, 2019Referred 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4503 | Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act | Identical bill | Aug 6, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 22, 2019Introduced in House
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