[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4917 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4917

  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide no-cost 
         coverage for PFAS testing under the Medicare program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2023

 Mr. Kildee (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Pascrell, and Ms. Mace) 
 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 concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide no-cost 
         coverage for PFAS testing under the Medicare program.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Seniors' Access to PFAS 
Testing Act''.

SEC. 2. NO-COST COVERAGE FOR PFAS TESTING UNDER MEDICARE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (ww)(2)--
                    (A) by moving the margin of subparagraph (N) 2 ems 
                to the left;
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (O) as 
                subparagraph (P); and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (N) the 
                following new subparagraph:
            ``(O) PFAS testing (as defined in subsection (nnn)).''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(nnn) PFAS Testing.--The term `PFAS testing' means a blood test 
ordered by a physician to determine the concentration of perfluoroalkyl 
and polyfluoroalkyl substances.''.
    (b) Application of No Cost-Sharing.--Section 1833(a)(1) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (Y), by inserting ``(other than PFAS 
        testing (as defined in section 1861(nnn)) furnished on or after 
        January 1, 2024)'' after ``in the case of such services 
        described in subparagraph (A)'';
            (2) in subparagraph (GG), by striking ``and'' at the end; 
        and
            (3) by inserting ``, and (II) with respect to PFAS testing 
        (as defined in section 1861(nnn)) performed on or after January 
        1, 2024, the amounts paid shall be 100 percent of the lesser of 
        the actual charges for testing or the amount determined under 
        the fee schedule that applies to the screening and preventive 
        services described in section 1861(ww)(2)'' before the 
        semicolon at the end.
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