PI Post Acute Access Act

Bill: 118-hr-3379
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2023-05-16
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access

Home and outpatient care

Immunology and vaccination
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>PI Post Acute Access Act</b></p> <p>This bill allows for separate payment under Medicare to skilled nursing facilities for items and services that are needed to administer intravenous immune globin (IVIG) to patients with primary immune deficiency diseases (rare genetic disorders that impair the immune system and increase vulnerability for other infections).</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3379 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2023 Ms. Matsui (for herself and Mr. Johnson of Ohio ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , 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 improve access to skilled nursing facilities for primary immunodeficiency patients.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the PI Post Acute Access Act . 2. Improving access to skilled nursing facility services for primary immunodeficiency patients (a) In general Section 1888(e)(2)(A)(iii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395yy(e)(2)(A)(iii) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subclause: (VII) Items and services needed for the administration of intravenous immune globin for the treatment of primary immune deficiency disease. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2024.