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SPEEDY COVID-19 Tests Act

USA116th CongressHR-8496| House 
| Updated: 10/1/2020
Mikie Sherrill

Mikie Sherrill

Democratic Representative

New Jersey

Cosponsors (9)
Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Strictly Pay for Efficient and Expedited Delivery of Your COVID-19 Tests Act or the SPEEDY COVID-19 Tests Act This bill establishes and otherwise modifies requirements relating to Medicare payments for specified laboratory diagnostic tests during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). In particular, the bill requires laboratories, as a condition of Medicare participation, to furnish COVID-19 test results to health care providers within 28 days of when the test was ordered. The bill also adjusts payments based on how quickly laboratories return test results. For example, the bill increases payments for laboratories that return test results within 24 hours, but prohibits payment for results that take 72 hours or longer.
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Timeline
Oct 1, 2020
Introduced in House
Oct 1, 2020
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.
  • October 1, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • October 1, 2020
    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.

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SPEEDY COVID-19 Tests Act

USA116th CongressHR-8496| House 
| Updated: 10/1/2020
Strictly Pay for Efficient and Expedited Delivery of Your COVID-19 Tests Act or the SPEEDY COVID-19 Tests Act This bill establishes and otherwise modifies requirements relating to Medicare payments for specified laboratory diagnostic tests during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). In particular, the bill requires laboratories, as a condition of Medicare participation, to furnish COVID-19 test results to health care providers within 28 days of when the test was ordered. The bill also adjusts payments based on how quickly laboratories return test results. For example, the bill increases payments for laboratories that return test results within 24 hours, but prohibits payment for results that take 72 hours or longer.
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Timeline
Oct 1, 2020
Introduced in House
Oct 1, 2020
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.
  • October 1, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • October 1, 2020
    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.
Mikie Sherrill

Mikie Sherrill

Democratic Representative

New Jersey

Cosponsors (9)
Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareRural conditions and development