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HR 5262 116th Congress House

Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect beneficiaries with limb loss and other orthopedic conditions by providing access to appropriate, saf… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect beneficiaries with limb loss and other orthopedic conditions by providing access to appropriate, safe, effective, patient-centered orthotic and prosthetic care, to reduce fraud, waste, and abuse with respect to orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 4, 2020 Introduced by: Thompson, Mike Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Nov 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 22, 2019
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.
Nov 22, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act

This bill revises payment rules and establishes several requirements relating to coverage of orthotics and prosthetics under Medicare.

Specifically, the bill requires suppliers of orthotics and prosthetics to meet certain standards with respect to licensure and accreditation, physical facilities, and liability insurance. Orthotists and prosthetists may also issue written orders for commercial purposes that meet specified standards; such orders must be signed by the treating physician.

The bill also prohibits payment under Medicare for certain prosthetics and orthotics that are delivered via drop shipment (i.e., direct shipment to a beneficiary who has not received corresponding patient care from a health care practitioner).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4503 Identical bill Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 4 Republican 3
D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Aug 11, 2020
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Aug 11, 2020
Deutch, Theodore
· Jul 9, 2020
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Mar 4, 2020
Roe, David
· Jan 7, 2020
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Dec 11, 2019
Butterfield, G. K.
· Nov 22, 2019
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Nov 22, 2019
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Nov 22, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5262: Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5262/
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"H.R. 5262: Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5262/.
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H.R. 5262, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5262/.
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