First Responder Medical Device Tax Relief Act

Bill: 116-hr-1290
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
Introduced: 2019-02-14
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health technology, devices, supplies

Sales and excise taxes
Latest action: action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-02-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>First Responder Medical Device Tax Relief Act</strong> </p> <p>This bill exempts a qualified emergency medical device from the excise tax on medical devices. The bill defines "qualified emergency medical device" as a medical device furnished by first responders or ambulance services in providing out-of-hospital or pre-hospital care, or transport to a medical care facility, for individuals with illnesses, injuries, or other medical emergencies or in need of medical transport, extrication, or evacuation.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1290 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2019 Mr. Turner (for himself and Mr. Joyce of Ohio ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain emergency medical devices from the excise tax on medical devices, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the First Responder Medical Device Tax Relief Act . 2. Repealing first responders emergency medical equipment tax (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 4191(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and at the end of subparagraph (C), by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E), and by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph: (D) qualified emergency medical devices, and . (b) Qualified emergency medical device Subsection (b) of section 4191 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Qualified emergency medical device The term qualified emergency medical device means any medical device of a type furnished by first responders or ambulance services in providing out-of-hospital or pre-hospital care, or transport to a medical care facility, for individuals— (A) with illnesses, injuries, or other medical emergencies, or (B) in need of medical transport, extrication, or evacuation. . (c) Certain exemptions made applicable (1) The last sentence of subsection (a) of section 4221 of such Code is amended by striking (4), . (2) The last sentence of paragraph (2) of section 6416(b) of such Code is amended by striking (C), . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to sales after December 31, 2019.