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Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2015

Introduced: July 9, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 20, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 19, 2015
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.
Mar 19, 2015
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Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2015

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover, as medical and other health services, complex rehabilitation technology (CRT) items designed or individually configured for a specific qualified individual to meet that individual's unique: (1) medical, physical, or functional needs related to a medical condition; and (2) capacities for basic activities of daily living (ADLs) or instrumental ADLs.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) designate CRT items (excluding adaptive equipment to operate motor vehicles or certain prosthetic devices and orthotics); and (2) establish eligibility criteria for them.

Prescribes requirements for payments for CRT items.

Directs the Secretary to establish standards for clinical conditions for CRT item payment as well as quality standards for suppliers of such items.

Directs the Secretary to establish a formal process to allow submission of CRT code set modification requests by stakeholder groups for comprehensive coding changes related to entire policy groups.

Requires payment for replacement of a CRT item (or any part of one), without regard to certain continuous use or useful lifetime restrictions established for items of durable medical equipment, if a qualified ordering practitioner determines that a replacement item (or part) is necessary.

What's happening now April 1, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 77
All 77 Democratic 42 Republican 21
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Scott, Austin
Georgia · Sep 21, 2016
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Sep 12, 2016
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 6, 2016
SMITH, LAMAR
· Jul 13, 2016
Abraham, Ralph
· Jul 8, 2016
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 8, 2016
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 5, 2016
Shuster, Bill
· Jun 8, 2016
Murphy, Tim
· Apr 26, 2016
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Apr 19, 2016
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Dec 10, 2015
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Dec 10, 2015
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Dec 2, 2015
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Oct 28, 2015
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Oct 6, 2015
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 29, 2015
Young, David
· Sep 29, 2015
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Sep 18, 2015
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Sep 8, 2015
Costello, Ryan
· Sep 8, 2015
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Sep 8, 2015
Curbelo, Carlos
· Jul 21, 2015
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 16, 2015
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jul 15, 2015
Rothfus, Keith
· Jul 9, 2015
Woodall, Rob
· Jul 9, 2015
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Jul 7, 2015
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 24, 2015
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jun 24, 2015
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 23, 2015
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jun 18, 2015
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Jun 10, 2015
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DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Jun 10, 2015
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 10, 2015
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 4, 2015
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 4, 2015
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jun 2, 2015
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 2, 2015
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Jun 2, 2015
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jun 1, 2015
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jun 1, 2015
BARTON, JOE
· May 26, 2015
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· May 26, 2015
Nunes, Devin
· May 26, 2015
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · May 26, 2015
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Bost, Mike
Illinois · May 19, 2015
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Tonko, Paul
New York · May 19, 2015
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 18, 2015
Noem, Kristi
· May 18, 2015
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · May 13, 2015
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