H.R. 2408: Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-04-30 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-04-30 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2019

Plain summary

Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2019 This bill establishes a specific benefit category (i.e., classification) for complex rehabilitation technology items under Medicare. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must set payment for such items in accordance with a specified methodology that includes certain clinical conditions and quality standards. The bill also excludes such items from Medicare's competitive acquisition program (in which rates are set through a competitive bidding program rather than by an established fee schedule). The bill defines complex rehabilitation technology item to include complex rehabilitation manual and power wheelchairs, specialized seating and positioning items, and adaptive equipment such as standing frames and gait trainers, including associated accessories.

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Official text

Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2019

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · 36 cosponsors

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Mike Kelly (R-PA), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Tom Cole (R-OK), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Susie Lee (D-NV), Jason Crow (D-CO), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Dina Titus (D-NV), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Mike Bost (R-IL)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr2408.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr2408 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116