Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to specify that fully implanted active middle ear hearing devices are prosthetics (not hearing aids) and are covered under Medicare.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1921 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1921
To direct the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services to clarify that fully implanted active middle ear hearing
devices are prosthetics and are not subject to the hearing aid coverage
exclusion under the Medicare program.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 6, 2025
Mrs. Fischbach (for herself and Ms. Craig) 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 direct the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services to clarify that fully implanted active middle ear hearing
devices are prosthetics and are not subject to the hearing aid coverage
exclusion 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 ``Hearing Device Coverage
Clarification Act''.
SEC. 2. ACTIVE MIDDLE EAR IMPLANT COVERAGE.
(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services shall clarify that fully implanted active middle ear
hearing devices are prosthetics that are not subject to the hearing aid
coverage exclusion under section 1862(a)(7) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)(7)).
(b) Prosthetic Defined.--The term ``prosthetic'' has the meaning
given such term in section 414.202 of title 42, Code of Federal
Regulations.
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Introduced in House
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.
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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