3.0.0 486 2023-01-11T13:35:24Z 2023-01-11T13:35:24Z Senate S 2017-03-01 115 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-03-01T19:48:42Z To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs and accessories. 115 3730 HR 2017-09-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories. 115 1361 HR 2017-03-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2017-03-01 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2017-03-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA N P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2017-03-01 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2017-03-01 True G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2017-03-01 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2017-03-01 True R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2017-03-01 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2017-03-01 True C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2017-03-01 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2017-03-01 True B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2017-03-01 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2017-03-14 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2017-03-23 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2017-03-23 False B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2017-04-27 False T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2017-04-28 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2017-06-05 False F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2017-06-05 False W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2017-06-07 False D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2017-06-12 False C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2017-06-15 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2017-06-15 False B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2017-06-21 False G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2018-05-07 False B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY 2018-05-24 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2018-06-28 False J000300 Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] Doug Jones D AL 2018-07-10 False Health Health technology, devices, supplies Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicare Health 00 2017-03-01 Introduced in Senate 2017-07-07T19:25:12Z Protecting Beneficiary Access to Complex Rehab Technology Act of 2017

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories. (A competitive bidding program has replaced the use of established fee schedule amounts to determine payments under Medicare for certain durable medical equipment such as wheelchairs.)

]]> Protecting Beneficiary Access to Complex Rehab Technology Act of 2017 Display Title Protecting Beneficiary Access to Complex Rehab Technology Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Protecting Beneficiary Access to Complex Rehab Technology Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s486is/xml/BILLS-115s486is.xml 2017-03-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.