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Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify congressional intent and preserve patient access to home infusion therapy under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
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- Became law
Summary
Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Mar 13, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Mar 13, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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