3.0.0 4938 2022-11-01T04:47:40Z 2022-11-01T04:47:40Z House HR 2019-10-31 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 173 (Thursday, October 31, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SEWELL of Alabama:H.R. 4938.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Sec. 8, Clause 18[Page H8719]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2019-11-01T18:06:04Z Referred to 2019-10-31T13:02:40Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-10-31T13:02:45Z 2019-11-01 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-10-31 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 2019-10-31 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 2019-10-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-10-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001185 Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] Terri Sewell D AL A. 7 N N000181 Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] Devin Nunes R CA 22 2019-10-31 True W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2019-10-31 True M001190 Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] Markwayne Mullin R OK 2 2019-10-31 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2019-10-31 True Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Digestive and metabolic diseases Emergency medical services and trauma care Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Medicare Motor vehicles Rural conditions and development Transportation costs Health 00 2019-10-31 Introduced in House 2020-03-26T14:33:21Z Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2019

This bill establishes a series of requirements relating to coverage of ground ambulance services under Medicare.

Specifically, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must continue to designate an area as a rural or qualified rural area that is eligible for increased payment under Medicare, even if the area would otherwise no longer qualify for such designation, if the area has a specified population density. The CMS must also establish an administrative process to allow ambulance service providers to appeal a change in an area's designation.

The bill also requires the CMS to (1) expand to all states a prior authorization model for repetitive scheduled nonemergent ambulance transport, in accordance with specified limitations, if such an expansion has not already occurred by a certain date; (2) increase payment rates for ground ambulance services; and (3) eliminate certain administrative requirements for such services.

]]> Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2019 Display Title Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII to strengthen ambulance services furnished under part B of the Medicare program. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4938ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4938ih.xml 2019-11-01 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.