[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4683 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4683

  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise the NTAP 
period under the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system and the 
 pass-through period under the Medicare outpatient prospective payment 
                                system.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 19, 2017

  Mr. Reichert (for himself, Ms. DelBene, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Ms. 
 Sewell of Alabama, and Mrs. Watson Coleman) introduced the following 
  bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
 addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise the NTAP 
period under the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system and the 
 pass-through period under the Medicare outpatient prospective payment 
                                system.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REVISION TO NTAP PERIOD UNDER IPPS AND PASS-THROUGH PERIOD 
              UNDER OPPS FOR NEW DRUGS AND DEVICES.

    (a) Revision to NTAP Period Under IPPS.--Section 
1886(d)(5)(K)(ii)(II) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395ww(d)(5)(K)(ii)(II)) is amended by striking ``not less than two 
years and not more than three years'' and inserting ``five years''.
    (b) Revision to Pass-Through Period Under OPPS.--Section 1833(t)(6) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(6)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ``at least 2 
        years, but not more than 3 years'' and inserting ``5 years''; 
        and
            (2) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ``at least 2 years, 
        but not more than 3 years'' and inserting ``5 years''.
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