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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand and revise the classification of and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-750| House 
| Updated: 2/9/2017
F. James Sensenbrenner

F. James Sensenbrenner

Republican Representative

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (116)
Lamar Smith (Republican)David Loebsack (Democratic)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Bob Gibbs (Republican)John Katko (Republican)Tom Cole (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Devin Nunes (Republican)Erik Paulsen (Republican)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Steve Stivers (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Tim Murphy (Republican)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Lynn Jenkins (Republican)John J. Faso (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Leonard Lance (Republican)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)David Young (Republican)Bruce Poliquin (Republican)Keith J. Rothfus (Republican)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Lou Barletta (Republican)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)James B. Renacci (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Andy Barr (Republican)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)David P. Joyce (Republican)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Steve King (Republican)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Mike Kelly (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)David E. Price (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Chris Collins (Republican)John Lewis (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Patrick J. Tiberi (Republican)Mark Takano (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Rob Woodall (Republican)Peter J. Visclosky (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Austin Scott (Republican)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Mike Bost (Republican)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Bill Posey (Republican)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Mike Coffman (Republican)Grace Meng (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish a separate Medicare benefit category for complex rehabilitation technology (CRT) items that: (1) are designed or configured to meet an individual's unique needs and capacities; (2) are primarily used to serve a medical or functional purpose; and (3) require certain services to ensure appropriate design, configuration, and use. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall designate CRT items and establish eligibility criteria with respect to such items, in accordance with specified exclusions and other requirements. The CMS must also establish: (1) a payment system applicable to CRT items, subject to clinical conditions and other specified requirements; (2) quality standards for suppliers of CRT items; and (3) a formal process for the submission of certain CRT code-set modification requests by stakeholder groups. If specified requirements are met, Medicare payment must be made for the replacement of a CRT item (or item part), without regard to certain continuous-use or useful-lifetime restrictions applicable to items of durable medical equipment. In addition, Medicare payment may be made for the temporary rental of a CRT item if such an item owned by a qualified enrollee is undergoing necessary repairs.
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Timeline
Jan 30, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 30, 2017
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.
Feb 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 9, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • January 30, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • January 30, 2017
    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.


  • February 3, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • February 9, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDisability and paralysisDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationGovernment information and archivesHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth technology, devices, suppliesLicensing and registrationsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicareMusculoskeletal and skin diseasesNeurological disordersProduct safety and quality

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand and revise the classification of and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-750| House 
| Updated: 2/9/2017
Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish a separate Medicare benefit category for complex rehabilitation technology (CRT) items that: (1) are designed or configured to meet an individual's unique needs and capacities; (2) are primarily used to serve a medical or functional purpose; and (3) require certain services to ensure appropriate design, configuration, and use. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall designate CRT items and establish eligibility criteria with respect to such items, in accordance with specified exclusions and other requirements. The CMS must also establish: (1) a payment system applicable to CRT items, subject to clinical conditions and other specified requirements; (2) quality standards for suppliers of CRT items; and (3) a formal process for the submission of certain CRT code-set modification requests by stakeholder groups. If specified requirements are met, Medicare payment must be made for the replacement of a CRT item (or item part), without regard to certain continuous-use or useful-lifetime restrictions applicable to items of durable medical equipment. In addition, Medicare payment may be made for the temporary rental of a CRT item if such an item owned by a qualified enrollee is undergoing necessary repairs.
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Timeline
Jan 30, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 30, 2017
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.
Feb 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 9, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • January 30, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • January 30, 2017
    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.


  • February 3, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • February 9, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
F. James Sensenbrenner

F. James Sensenbrenner

Republican Representative

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (116)
Lamar Smith (Republican)David Loebsack (Democratic)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Bob Gibbs (Republican)John Katko (Republican)Tom Cole (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Devin Nunes (Republican)Erik Paulsen (Republican)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Steve Stivers (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Tim Murphy (Republican)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Lynn Jenkins (Republican)John J. Faso (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Leonard Lance (Republican)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)David Young (Republican)Bruce Poliquin (Republican)Keith J. Rothfus (Republican)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Lou Barletta (Republican)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)James B. Renacci (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Andy Barr (Republican)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)David P. Joyce (Republican)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Steve King (Republican)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Mike Kelly (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)David E. Price (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Chris Collins (Republican)John Lewis (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Patrick J. Tiberi (Republican)Mark Takano (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Rob Woodall (Republican)Peter J. Visclosky (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Austin Scott (Republican)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Mike Bost (Republican)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Bill Posey (Republican)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Mike Coffman (Republican)Grace Meng (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDisability and paralysisDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationGovernment information and archivesHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth technology, devices, suppliesLicensing and registrationsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicareMusculoskeletal and skin diseasesNeurological disordersProduct safety and quality