119-hr3021

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Empowering Patient Choice of Medical Care Act

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Introduced:
Apr 24, 2025
Policy Area:
Health

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Apr 24, 2025
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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Introduced in House - Apr 24, 2025 00
<p><b>Empowering Patient Choice of Medical Care Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services from refusing to designate a service as a covered hospital outpatient service under Medicare based solely on its determination that the service can only be furnished in an inpatient setting.</p>

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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.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
Apr 24, 2025
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.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
Apr 24, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H
Apr 24, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000
Apr 24, 2025

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Health (Policy Area)

Text Versions (1)

Introduced in House

Apr 24, 2025

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Length: 1,512 characters Version: Introduced in House Version Date: Apr 24, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 6:22 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3021 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3021

To eliminate the inpatient-only service list.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 24, 2025

Mrs. Spartz introduced the following bill; which was 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

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To eliminate the inpatient-only service list.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.

This Act may be cited as the ``Empowering Patient Choice of Medical
Care Act''.
SEC. 2.

Beginning January 1, 2026, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services may not refuse to designate an outpatient hospital service
pursuant to
section 1833 (t) (1) (B) (i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.

(t)

(1)
(B)
(i) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395l

(t)

(1)
(B)
(i) ) based solely on a determination by the
Secretary that such service may only be safely furnished in an
inpatient setting.
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