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S 1253 114th Congress Senate

Patient Access to Disposable Medical Technology Act of 2015

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of certain disposable medical technologies under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 7, 2015 See on congress.gov
Health Health technology, devices, suppliesMedicarePublic contracts and procurement
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 30, 2015
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 184.
Jul 30, 2015
Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 114-105.
Jun 24, 2015
Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 7, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 7, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 30, 2015

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 184.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Patient Access to Disposable Medical Technology Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to make a separate payment, calculated according to a specified formula, to a home health agency for an applicable disposable device when furnished on or after January 1, 2017 to an individual who receives home health services for which payment is made under Medicare.

An "applicable disposable device" is one that is:

  • a disposable negative pressure wound therapy device that is an integrated system composed of a non-manual vacuum pump, a receptacle for collecting exudate, and dressings for the purposes of wound therapy; and
  • a substitute for, and used in lieu of, a negative pressure wound therapy durable medical equipment item that is an integrated system of a negative pressure vacuum pump, a separate exudate collection canister, and dressings that would otherwise be covered for individuals for such wound therapy.

The Government Accountability Office shall study:

  • the value of disposable devices to the Medicare program and Medicare beneficiaries as well as the role of disposable devices as substitutes for durable medical equipment, and
  • the impact of the payment under this Act for applicable disposable devices.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1018 Related bill Patient Access to Disposable Medical Technology Act of 2015
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · May 7, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1253: Patient Access to Disposable Medical Technology Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1253/
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