RNs for Rural Health Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3878 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3878

  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure adequate 
 coverage of annual wellness visits at rural health clinics under the 
                           Medicare program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 10, 2025

  Mrs. Hinson (for herself and Ms. Scholten) 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 ensure adequate 
 coverage of annual wellness visits at rural health clinics 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 ``RNs for Rural Health Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. ENSURING ADEQUATE COVERAGE OF OUTPATIENT ANNUAL WELLNESS VISITS 
              AT RURAL HEALTH CLINICS UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 1861(aa)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (D), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
            ``(E) personalized prevention plan services (as defined in 
        section 1861(hhh)(1)) if furnished by a registered nurse who is 
        licensed to practice nursing in the State in which such 
        services are performed and such services and supplies furnished 
        as an incident to such services as would otherwise be covered 
        if furnished by a physician or as an incident to a physician's 
        service,''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
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