Medicare CGM Coverage Act

Bill: 113-hr-3710
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2013-12-11
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Digestive and metabolic diseases

Health care coverage and access

Health technology, devices, supplies

Medicare
Latest action: action_date: 2013-12-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-12-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Medicare CGM Coverage Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to cover continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (including a transmitter, receiver, sensors, and test strips required for use) as durable medical equipment (DME).</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3710 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2013 Ms. Shea-Porter 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 provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) as durable medical equipment under Medicare, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare CGM Coverage Act . 2. Medicare coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) as durable medical equipment (DME) (a) Effective date Section 1861(n) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(n) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Such term also includes continuous glucose monitoring systems (including a transmitter, receiver, sensors, and test strips required for use). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to the implementation of monitoring systems occurring on or after January 1, 2015.