Ways and Means Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
This bill amends the Social Security Act to prohibit Medicare Advantage plans from imposing prior authorization requirements for repairs to complex rehabilitation technology. Its primary goal is to streamline access to necessary maintenance for specialized medical equipment, such as certain power and manual wheelchairs and their related accessories. Effective for plan years beginning on or after January 1 following enactment, the legislation specifically bans prior authorization, prescription, or medical documentation requirements for these repairs. However, it clarifies that plans may still require prior authorization for the initial evaluation of medical necessity for the technology itself or for its replacement under specific circumstances like loss, irreparable damage, or reaching its useful lifetime.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
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.
Introduced in House
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.
FAST Repairs for Wheelchairs Act
USA119th CongressHR-9364| House
| Updated: 6/18/2026
This bill amends the Social Security Act to prohibit Medicare Advantage plans from imposing prior authorization requirements for repairs to complex rehabilitation technology. Its primary goal is to streamline access to necessary maintenance for specialized medical equipment, such as certain power and manual wheelchairs and their related accessories. Effective for plan years beginning on or after January 1 following enactment, the legislation specifically bans prior authorization, prescription, or medical documentation requirements for these repairs. However, it clarifies that plans may still require prior authorization for the initial evaluation of medical necessity for the technology itself or for its replacement under specific circumstances like loss, irreparable damage, or reaching its useful lifetime.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
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.
Introduced in House
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.