119 HR 8319 IH: Keeping Individuals with Dialysis Needs Equipped through Year-round Remote Monitoring Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-04-16 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.

I119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8319IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 16, 2026Mr. Yakym (for himself, Mr. Schneider, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, and Mrs. Dingell) 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 amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand certain remote monitoring services furnished by physicians to individuals with end stage renal disease under the Medicare program.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Keeping Individuals with Dialysis Needs Equipped through Year-round Remote Monitoring Act or the KIDNEY Remote Monitoring Act.

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Expanding certain remote monitoring services furnished by physicians to individuals with end stage renal disease

Section 1881(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395rr(b)(3)) is amended— (1)in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting subparagraphs (B) and (C); and (2)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C)For purposes of subparagraph (A), payment for remote physiologic monitoring services furnished by a physician on or after January 1, 2028, to an individual determined to have end stage renal disease receiving home dialysis shall be made on the basis described in section 1848..