H.R. 5275
IntroducedDiagnostic Accuracy in Sepsis Act of 2025
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119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5275
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include blood contamination as a hospital acquired condition under the Medicare program.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 10, 2025
Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania (for himself and Ms. Craig) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
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A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include blood contamination as a hospital acquired condition 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 ``Diagnostic Accuracy in Sepsis Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. INCLUDING BLOOD CONTAMINATION AS A HOSPITAL ACQUIRED CONDITION UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.
Section 1886(p) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1305ww(p)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by striking ``means a condition'' and inserting the following: ``means--
``(A) a condition'';
(B) by striking ``subsection (d)(4)(D)(iv) and any'' and inserting the following: ``subsection
(d)(4)(D)(iv);
``(C) any''; and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:
``(B) with respect to discharges occurring during fiscal year 2026 or a subsequent fiscal year, blood culture contamination; and'';
(2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph:
``(7) Blood culture contamination measure.--In establishing a measure for blood culture contamination for a subsection (d) hospital for purposes of determining whether such hospital is an applicable hospital under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall so establish such a measure on the basis that the rate of such contamination should not exceed 1 percent.''. <all>