[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8528 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8528

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to 
   skilled nursing facilities for primary immunodeficiency patients.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 2026

   Mr. Smith of Nebraska (for himself and Ms. Matsui) 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 improve access to 
   skilled nursing facilities for primary immunodeficiency patients.

    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 ``PI Post Acute Access Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVING ACCESS TO SKILLED NURSING FACILITY SERVICES FOR 
              PRIMARY IMMUNODEFICIENCY PATIENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1888(e)(2)(A)(iii) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395yy(e)(2)(A)(iii)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subclause:
                                    ``(VII) Intravenous immune globulin 
                                indicated for the treatment of primary 
                                immune deficiency disease (identified 
                                as of January 1, 2026, by HCPCS codes 
                                J1561, J1569, J1576, J1568, J1459, 
                                J1554, J1557, J1566, and as 
                                subsequently modified by the Secretary) 
                                and items and services related to the 
                                furnishing of such globulin.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to items and services furnished on or after October 1, 2026.
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