Consumer Choice of Care Act

Bill: 117-hr-8134
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5]
Introduced: 2022-06-16
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Home and outpatient care
Latest action: action_date: 2022-06-16
text: 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-06-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Consumer Choice of Care Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services from refusing to designate a service as a covered hospital outpatient service under Medicare based solely on its determination that the service can only be safely furnished in an inpatient setting.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8134 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 16, 2022 Mrs. Spartz 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 eliminate the inpatient-only service list.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Consumer Choice of Care Act . 2. Elimination of inpatient-only service list Beginning January 1, 2023, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may not refuse to designate an outpatient hospital service pursuant to section 1833(t)(1)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(1)(B)(i) ) based solely on a determination by the Secretary that such service may only be safely furnished in an inpatient setting.