118 HR 7254 IH: Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act U.S. House of Representatives 2024-02-06 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7254IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 6, 2024Mrs. Fischbach (for herself, Ms. Craig, Mr. Emmer, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Phillips, and Mr. Stauber) introduced the following bill; which was 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 concernedA BILLTo direct the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to clarify that fully implanted active middle ear hearing devices are prosthetics and are not subject to the hearing aid coverage exclusion under the Medicare program.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act.

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Active middle ear implant coverage

(a)

In general

Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall clarify that fully implanted active middle ear hearing devices are prosthetics that are not subject to the hearing aid coverage exclusion under section 1862(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)(7)).(b)

Prosthetic defined

The term prosthetic has the meaning given such term in section 414.202 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations.