[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5371 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5371

  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify payment 
   rules for manual wheelchairs under part B of the Medicare program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 2023

 Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mrs. Steel) 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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify payment 
   rules for manual wheelchairs under part B of 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 ``Choices for Increased Mobility Act 
of 2023''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFYING PAYMENT RULES FOR MANUAL WHEELCHAIRS UNDER PART B OF 
              THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

    (a) Exclusion.--Section 1862(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395y(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (O), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (P), by striking the semicolon at the 
        end and inserting ``, and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(Q) in the case of a manual wheelchair furnished 
                on or after January 1, 2023, where such expenses exceed 
                the amount recognized under section 1834(a)(1)(B)(ii) 
                for such wheelchair by reason of inclusion of any 
                titanium or carbon fiber construction materials 
                included in the base of such wheelchair;''.
    (b) No Effect on Fee Schedule.--Section 1834(a)(1) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395m(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
                    ``(J) Exclusion of certain manual wheelchair 
                components from fee schedule amount.--Beginning January 
                1, 2023, any payment amount recognized under 
                subparagraph (B)(ii) with respect to a manual 
                wheelchair shall be treated as not including payment 
                for any titanium or carbon fiber construction materials 
                included in the base of such wheelchair.''.
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