[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5952 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5952

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to 
       skilled nursing facility services for hemophilia patients.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 2020

Mr. LaHood (for himself, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Higgins of New York, and Mr. 
  Bilirakis) 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to 
       skilled nursing facility services for hemophilia patients.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hemophilia SNF Access Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVING ACCESS TO SKILLED NURSING FACILITY SERVICES FOR 
              HEMOPHILIA 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:
                                    ``(VI) Blood clotting factors and 
                                other medications indicated for the 
                                treatment of patients with hemophilia 
                                and other bleeding disorders 
                                (identified as of January 1, 2020, by 
                                HCPCS codes J7170, J7175, J7179, J7180-
                                J7183, J7185-J7203, J7205, J7207, 
                                J7209-J7211 (and as subsequently 
                                modified by the Secretary)) and the 
                                separate payment amount for items and 
                                services related to the furnishing of 
                                such factors under section 
                                1842(o)(5)(C).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2021.
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