3.0.0 1253 2023-01-11T13:30:12Z 2023-01-11T13:30:12Z Senate S 2015-05-07 114 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2015-07-30T22:54:45Z Markup by 2015-06-24T15:38:20Z Referred to 2015-05-07T20:53:06Z S. Rept. 114-105 Patient Access to Disposable Medical Technology Act of 2015 114 1018 HR 2015-03-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2015-07-30 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 184. Calendars 2015-07-30 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 114-105. Committee 2015-07-30 Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 114-105. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssfi00 Finance Committee 2015-06-24 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2015-05-07 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2015-05-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze N B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2015-05-07 True A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2015-05-12 False 2015-07-21T19:35:01Z S. 1253, Patient Access to Disposable Medical Technology Act of 2015 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50415 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Finance June 24, 2015 Health Health technology, devices, supplies Medicare Public contracts and procurement Health 00 2015-05-07 Introduced in Senate 2015-05-29T16:57:58Z Patient Access to Disposable Medical Technology Act of 2015

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover substitute disposable medical technology as durable medical equipment, subject it to a special payment rule, and exempt it from competitive acquisition.

]]> 01 2015-07-30 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2015-09-24T14:14:37Z Patient Access to Disposable Medical Technology Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to make a separate payment, calculated according to a specified formula, to a home health agency for an applicable disposable device when furnished on or after January 1, 2017 to an individual who receives home health services for which payment is made under Medicare.

An "applicable disposable device" is one that is:

  • a disposable negative pressure wound therapy device that is an integrated system composed of a non-manual vacuum pump, a receptacle for collecting exudate, and dressings for the purposes of wound therapy; and
  • a substitute for, and used in lieu of, a negative pressure wound therapy durable medical equipment item that is an integrated system of a negative pressure vacuum pump, a separate exudate collection canister, and dressings that would otherwise be covered for individuals for such wound therapy.

The Government Accountability Office shall study:

  • the value of disposable devices to the Medicare program and Medicare beneficiaries as well as the role of disposable devices as substitutes for durable medical equipment, and
  • the impact of the payment under this Act for applicable disposable devices.
]]> Patient Access to Disposable Medical Technology Act of 2015 Display Title Patient Access to Disposable Medical Technology Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of certain disposable medical technologies under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Patient Access to Disposable Medical Technology Act of 2015 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Patient Access to Disposable Medical Technology Act of 2015 S Senate Reported to Senate 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1253rs/xml/BILLS-114s1253rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1253is/xml/BILLS-114s1253is.xml 2015-07-30 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 184. 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.