[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 960 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 960

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit the use of 
  an inpatient-only list in designating hospital outpatient services 
                      under the Medicare program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 9, 2023

  Mr. Steube 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 prohibit the use of 
  an inpatient-only list in designating hospital outpatient services 
                      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 ``Eliminate the IPO List Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITING THE USE OF AN INPATIENT-ONLY LIST IN DESIGNATING 
              HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

    Section 1833(t)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395l(t)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Prohibition on use of an inpatient-only 
                list.--In designating outpatient hospital services 
                pursuant to subparagraph (B)(i), the Secretary may not 
                refuse to so designate such a service based solely on 
                the Secretary's determination that such service may 
                only be safely furnished in an inpatient setting.''.
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