119th Congress Health
H.R. 2172: Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act
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- Introduced (completed)
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Summary
This bill specifically includes pharmacy services and home infusion drugs that are administered without a pump as part of covered home infusion therapy under Medicare. The bill also allows nurses and physician assistants to establish and review the plan of care for home infusion therapy, and it specifies that payment may be made regardless of whether a practitioner is physically present in the home at the time the drug is administered.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Debbie Dingell D-MIOriginal
- Diana Harshbarger R-TNOriginal
- Terri Sewell D-ALOriginal
- Suzan DelBene D-WA
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks R-IA
- W. Steube R-FL
- Dan Crenshaw R-TX
- Frank Mrvan D-IN
- Claudia Tenney R-NY
- Raul Ruiz D-CA
- Carol Miller R-WV
- Jason Crow D-CO
- Paul Tonko D-NY
- Jimmy Panetta D-CA
- Madeleine Dean D-PA
- Blake Moore R-UT
- Danny Davis D-IL
- Ted Lieu D-CA
- Doris Matsui D-CA
- Clarence Owens R-UT
- Darren Soto D-FL
- Greg Stanton D-AZ
- Timothy Kennedy D-NY
- John Mannion D-NY
- Lori Trahan D-MA
- Bradley Schneider D-IL
- Adrian Smith R-NE
- Nicholas Langworthy R-NY
- James Comer R-KY
- David Kustoff R-TN
Who scored on this bill
- 1Vern Buchanan SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reached a cosponsor milestone3 events+12
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History
- Introduced in the House by Vern Buchanan.
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- Introduced in House
- 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.