3.0.0 2009 2022-11-01T18:47:25Z 2022-11-01T18:47:25Z House HR 2019-04-01 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 56 (Monday, April 1, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. CLARKE of New York:H.R. 2009.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:the power granted to Congress under Article I of the UnitedStates Constitution and it subsequent amendments, and furtherclarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of the UnitedStates.[Page H2939]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2019-04-02T18:52:03Z Referred to 2019-04-01T16:01:05Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2019-04-01T20:58:55Z Referred to 2019-04-01T16:01:10Z Allergy Testing Access Act of 2019 116 2246 S 2019-07-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2019-04-02 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-04-01 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-04-01 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 concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2019-04-01 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 concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-04-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-04-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 N U000031 Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] FRED UPTON R MI 6 2019-04-01 True R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2019-04-04 False R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2019-04-09 False P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2019-04-09 False M001196 Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] Seth Moulton D MA 6 2019-04-09 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2019-04-10 False E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 16 2019-04-12 False K000391 Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] Raja Krishnamoorthi D IL 8 2019-04-12 False G000581 Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] Vicente Gonzalez D TX 15 2019-04-25 False B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 2019-04-25 False M001187 Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 2019-05-01 False J000292 Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] Bill Johnson R OH 6 2019-05-15 False H001047 Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] James Himes D CT A. 4 2019-06-18 False M001206 Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] Joseph Morelle D NY D. 25 2019-06-19 False B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 2020-09-29 False B001303 Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] Lisa Blunt Rochester D DE 0 2020-09-29 False T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2020-09-30 False D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2020-11-17 False V000131 Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] Marc Veasey D TX A. 33 2020-11-19 False Health Allergies Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Medicaid Medical tests and diagnostic methods Medicare Health 00 2019-04-01 Introduced in House 2020-06-02T18:18:50Z Removing Barriers to Allergy Diagnostic Testing Act of 2019

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.

]]> Removing Barriers to Allergy Diagnostic Testing Act of 2019 Display Title Removing Barriers to Allergy Diagnostic Testing Act of 2019 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. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Removing Barriers to Allergy Diagnostic Testing Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2009ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2009ih.xml 2019-04-02 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.