H.R. 1703

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1703 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1703

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

February 27, 2025

Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Buchanan) 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 2025''.

SEC. 2. SPECIAL RULES RELATED TO TREATMENT OF CERTAIN MANUAL 
WHEELCHAIRS UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

Section 1834(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(23) Special rules related to treatment of certain manual 
wheelchairs.--
``(A) Requirement to establish separate hcpcs codes 
for certain manual wheelchairs.--With respect to 
ultralightweight manual wheelchairs payable under this 
subsection furnished on or after January 1, 2026, the 
Secretary shall establish two or more HCPCS codes, as 
determined appropriate by the Secretary, for the base 
of such a wheelchair depending on the construction 
material used in such base (with 1 or more such codes 
for such a base with titanium or carbon fiber 
construction material and 1 or more such codes for such 
a base without such materials).
``(B) Payment and beneficiary protections.--
``(i) Payment.--On or after January 1, 
2026, in the case where an individual purchases 
or rents from a supplier an ultralightweight 
manual wheelchair that has titanium or carbon 
fiber construction material used in the base of 
such wheelchair, payment to the supplier shall 
be made in the frequency and amount as would 
otherwise be made under this subsection (as 
described in paragraph (1)(A)) for such 
wheelchair.
``(ii) Beneficiary charges.--The supplier 
may charge the individual the difference 
between the payment amount described in clause 
(i) for such wheelchair and the supplier's 
actual charge for such wheelchair.
``(iii) Beneficiary protections.--In order 
to inform an individual of their potential 
financial liability under clause (ii), the 
Secretary may require a supplier to issue a 
notice to the individual (in a form and manner 
determined by the Secretary) prior to the 
purchase or rent of such ultralightweight 
manual wheelchair by such individual.''.
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