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H.R. 5763 114th Congress House

Prostate Cancer Misdiagnosis Elimination Act of 2016

Official title: To clarify the treatment of certain DNA Specimen Provenance Assay tests as reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of illness for coverage under the Medicare program.

Introduced: July 13, 2016 See on congress.gov
Health CancerMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicare
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Aug 1, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 13, 2016
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.
Jul 13, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 1, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prostate Cancer Misdiagnosis Elimination Act of 2016

This bill specifies that, unless the physician ordering a DNA Specimen Provenance Assay (DSPA) test recommends otherwise, a DSPA test furnished with respect to a positive prostate cancer biopsy shall be deemed to be medically necessary for purposes of Medicare.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 13, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5763: Prostate Cancer Misdiagnosis Elimination Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5763/
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"H.R. 5763: Prostate Cancer Misdiagnosis Elimination Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5763/.
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H.R. 5763, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5763/.
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