119-hr5554

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5554 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 5554

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for 
 certain fall prevention items under the Medicare program.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 September 23, 2025

Mr. Magaziner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
 Ways and Means, and the Budget, 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 provide coverage for 
 certain fall prevention items under the Medicare program.

 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 ``Stand Strong for Medicare Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. PROVIDING COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN FALL PREVENTION ITEMS UNDER THE 
 MEDICARE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--

    (1) Coverage.--

Section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 
 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended--
        (A) in subsection

    (n) --
            (i) by striking ``and wheelchairs'' and 
 inserting ``wheelchairs''; and
            (ii) by inserting ``, and fall prevention 
 items (as defined in subsection

    (nnn) )'' after 
 ``may prescribe)''; and
        (B) by adding at the end the following new 
 subsection:
 ``

    (nnn) Fall Prevention Items.--The term `fall prevention items' 
includes grab bars, non-slip mats, shower chairs, bed rails, and such 
other items or categories of items as the Secretary may specify.''.

    (2) Exclusion modification.--

Section 1862

    (a)

    (1) of the 
 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y

    (a)

    (1) ) is amended--
        (A) in subparagraph
        (O) , by striking ``and'' at the 
 end;
        (B) in subparagraph
        (P) , by striking the semicolon 
 and inserting ``, and''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following new 
 subparagraph:
 ``
        (Q) in the case of fall prevention items (as 
 defined in 

section 1861

    (nnn) ), which are not furnished 
 pursuant to an order of a physician or practitioner (as 
 described in 

section 1842

    (b)

    (18)
            (C) );''.

    (b) Exemption From Sequestration.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, payments for fall prevention items (as defined in 

section 1861

    (nnn) of the Social Security Act, as added by subsection

    (a) ) under the Medicare program shall not be subject to any reduction 
under a sequestration issued under the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
or any other provision law.
            (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection

    (a) shall 
apply beginning 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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