3.0.0 512 2023-01-11T13:29:02Z 2023-01-11T13:29:02Z House HR 2015-01-22 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 11 (Thursday, January 22, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ROSKAM:H.R. 512.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:(a) Article I, Section 1, to exercise the legislativepowers vested in Congress as granted in the Constitution; and(b) Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, which gives Congressthe authority ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orOfficer thereof'; and(c) Article I, Section 9, Clause 7, which states that ``NoMoney shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence ofAppropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement andAccount of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Moneyshall be published from time to time.''[Page H534]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-02-05T21:38:36Z Referred to 2015-01-22T14:06:30Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-01-23T18:20:18Z Referred to 2015-01-22T14:06:35Z 2015-02-05 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-01-23 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-01-22 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2015-01-22 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-22 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2015-01-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000580 Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] Peter Roskam R IL J. 6 N D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2015-01-22 True L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2015-02-24 False K000376 Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] Mike Kelly R PA 3 2015-02-24 False B001260 Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] Vern Buchanan R FL 16 2015-04-13 False P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 2015-04-13 False E000291 Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] Renee Ellmers R NC L. 2 2015-04-13 False P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 9 2015-04-13 False B001255 Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3] Charles Boustany R LA W. 3 2015-04-29 False S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 38 2015-04-29 False B001275 Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] Larry Bucshon R IN 8 2015-05-20 False M001181 Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] Patrick Meehan R PA 7 2015-05-20 False S000244 Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] F. SENSENBRENNER R WI JAMES 5 2015-12-08 False Health Congressional oversight Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Government studies and investigations Infectious and parasitic diseases Medicare Prescription drugs Product development and innovation Health 00 2015-01-22 Introduced in House 2015-02-03T21:33:42Z Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms Act of 2015 or the DISARM Act of 2015

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) recognize the costs of DISARM antimicrobial drugs under the Medicare payment system for the inpatient services of subsection (d) hospitals, (2) provide for additional payment with respect to discharges involving such drugs, (3) publish in the Federal Register a list of the DISARM antimicrobial drugs, and (4) make a proportional adjustment in standardized payment amounts to assure that the requirements of this Act do not result in aggregate payments greater or less than those that would otherwise be made for a fiscal year.

(Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system [IPPS] when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.)

Defines a "DISARM antimicrobial drug" as one approved or licensed by the Food and Drug Administration on or after January 1, 2015, which, among other things, is intended to treat an infection:

  • caused by, or likely to be caused by, a qualifying pathogen;
  • associated with high rates of mortality or significant patient morbidity; and
  • for which there is an unmet medical need.

Requires that the mechanism established by the Secretary to recognize the costs of new medical services and technologies that are not DISARM antimicrobial drugs under the Medicare payment system is applicable to new medical services or technology if the service or technology is not a DISARM antimicrobial drug.

Directs the Comptroller General to study the barriers that prevent the development of DISARM antimicrobial drugs and develop recommendations for actions to be taken in order to overcome those barriers.

]]> DISARM Act of 2015 Display Title DISARM Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to encourage the development and use of DISARM antimicrobial drugs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced DISARM Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr512ih/xml/BILLS-114hr512ih.xml 2015-02-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.