Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act
Latest action · Mar 18, 2021 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.
- IntroducedMar 17, 2021
- 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 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 17, 2021 to Sep 2, 2022; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Original | Mar 17, 2021 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Mar 17, 2021 |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Original | Mar 17, 2021 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | May 7, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | May 18, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Sep 28, 2021 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Oct 27, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Dec 8, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Feb 2, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Feb 2, 2022 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Feb 2, 2022 | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | May 3, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | May 3, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | May 24, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | May 24, 2022 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 8, 2022 | |
| R-IA | Randy Feenstra | Jun 8, 2022 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Jun 8, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Aug 9, 2022 | |
| R-PA | John Joyce | Aug 9, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Aug 9, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Sep 2, 2022 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 17, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 18, 2021 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 17, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 17, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 17, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 17, 2021Referred 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.
- Mar 17, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 50, March 17, 2021, page H1501.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2556 | Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act | Related bill | Jul 29, 2021 |
| HR 5262 | Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act | Reintroduction of | Nov 25, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect beneficiaries with limb loss and other orthopedic conditions by providing access to appropriate, safe, effective, patient-centered orthotic and prosthetic care, to reduce fraud, waste, and abuse with respect to orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
