117 HR 6641 IH: DMEPOS Relief Act of 2022 U.S. House of Representatives 2022-02-08 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.

I117th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6641IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 8, 2022Mr. Mullin (for himself, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Keller, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Mrvan) introduced the following bill; which was 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 concernedA BILLTo direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for certain adjustments to Medicare payment for items of durable medical equipment that were formerly included in round 2021 of the DMEPOS competitive bidding program.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the DMEPOS Relief Act of 2022 or the DRA of 2022.

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Adjustments to Medicare payment for items of durable medical equipment formerly included in round 2021 of the DMEPOS competitive bidding program

(a)

In general

The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall implement section 414.210 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, such that the fee schedule amounts determined pursuant to such section for covered items furnished during the period beginning on January 1, 2022, and ending on December 31, 2023, shall be applied as if the transition rules under paragraph (g)(9) of such section provided that for such covered items so furnished, the fee schedule amount for the area involved is equal to 90 percent of the adjusted payment amount established under such section and 10 percent of the unadjusted fee schedule amount established under such section.(b)

Covered item defined

For purposes of subsection (a), the term covered item means any item—(1)that were competed under the Round 2021 DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program;(2)for which contracts were not executed for such round of bidding; and(3)which did not, as of January 1, 2021, revert to the unadjusted fee schedule amount established under section 414.210 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations.