Allergy Testing Access Act of 2021
Latest action · Jun 25, 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.
- IntroducedJun 24, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Allergy Testing Access Act of 2021
This bill requires equal coverage of two types of allergy tests under Medicaid and Medicare.
Specifically, in vitro specific IgE tests (blood tests) and percutaneous tests (skin tests) must be treated equally with respect to (1) medical necessity or other coverage requirements, (2) frequency limits, and (3) allergen unit limits.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 24, 2021 to Aug 30, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Aug 13, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Sep 17, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Sep 17, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Sep 17, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Oct 21, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Oct 26, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Oct 26, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Nov 5, 2021 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Dec 8, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Dec 14, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Feb 3, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Feb 4, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Mar 7, 2022 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | May 10, 2022 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | May 11, 2022 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jul 28, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Aug 30, 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 Jun 24, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 25, 2021 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 24, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 24, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 24, 2021Introduced in House
- Jun 24, 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.
- Jun 24, 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. 110, June 24, 2021, page H3134.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 701 | Allergy Testing Access Act of 2021 | Identical bill | Mar 11, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide equal coverage of in vitro specific IgE tests and percutaneous tests for allergies under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Allergy Testing Access Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2021Introduced in House
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