To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add sleep apnea screening to the initial preventive physical examination under the Medicare program.

Bill: 113-hr-4695
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2014-05-21
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Medicare
Latest action: action_date: 2014-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-05-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to include in the initial preventive physical examination covered under the Medicare program sleep apnea screening.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4695 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2014 Mr. Burgess (for himself and Mr. Rush ) introduced the following bill; which was 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 A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add sleep apnea screening to the initial preventive physical examination under the Medicare program.

1. Adding sleep apnea screening to the initial preventive physical examination under the Medicare program (a) In general Section 1861 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x ) is amended— (1) in subsection (ww)(2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (O) Sleep apnea screening (as defined in subsection (iii)). ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (iii) Sleep A pnea S creening The term sleep apnea screening means, with respect to an individual, a determination based upon information that is obtained with respect to the individual through an appropriate questionnaire as to whether the individual is at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea. Such determination shall be evidence-based and shall be made in accordance with recognized clinical guidelines or such other guidelines as the Secretary determines appropriate in consultation with appropriate medical organizations. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) apply to initial preventive physical examinations performed on or after January 1, 2016.