3.0.0 8496 2023-01-11T13:44:35Z 2023-01-11T13:44:35Z House HR 2020-10-01 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 171 (Thursday, October 1, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SHERRILL:H.R. 8496.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution ofthe United States of America.[Page H5640]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-10-01T13:00:35Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-10-01T13:00:30Z 2020-10-01 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 2020-10-01 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 2020-10-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-10-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001207 Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] Mikie Sherrill D NJ 11 N D000617 Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 2020-10-01 True S001185 Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] Terri Sewell D AL A. 7 2020-10-01 True T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2020-10-01 True E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 16 2020-10-01 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-10-01 True S001201 Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] Thomas Suozzi D NY R. 3 2020-10-01 True D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2020-10-01 True S001204 Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] Michael San Nicolas D GU F. Q. 0 2020-11-17 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2020-11-17 False Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical tests and diagnostic methods Medicare Rural conditions and development Health 00 2020-10-01 Introduced in House 2020-11-10T17:14:40Z Strictly Pay for Efficient and Expedited Delivery of Your COVID-19 Tests Act or the SPEEDY COVID-19 Tests Act

This bill establishes and otherwise modifies requirements relating to Medicare payments for specified laboratory diagnostic tests during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

In particular, the bill requires laboratories, as a condition of Medicare participation, to furnish COVID-19 test results to health care providers within 28 days of when the test was ordered. The bill also adjusts payments based on how quickly laboratories return test results. For example, the bill increases payments for laboratories that return test results within 24 hours, but prohibits payment for results that take 72 hours or longer.

]]> SPEEDY COVID-19 Tests Act Display Title SPEEDY COVID-19 Tests Act Short Title(s) as Introduced SPEEDY COVID-19 Tests Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Strictly Pay for Efficient and Expedited Delivery of Your COVID-19 Tests Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise payment amounts for results of COVID-19 PCR diagnostic panels, to require laboratories to furnish the results of such panels within 28 days as a condition of participation under such title, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8496ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8496ih.xml 2020-10-01 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. 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.