H.R. 7666

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7666 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7666

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow payments under 
the Medicare program for certain items and services furnished by off-
campus outpatient departments of a provider to be determined under the 
prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services, 
and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 24, 2026

Mr. Smith of Nebraska (for himself and Mr. McGovern) 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 allow payments under 
the Medicare program for certain items and services furnished by off-
campus outpatient departments of a provider to be determined under the 
prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services, 
and for other purposes.

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 ``SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ALLOWING MEDICARE PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN ITEMS AND SERVICES 
FURNISHED BY OFF-CAMPUS OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENTS OF A 
PROVIDER TO BE DETERMINED UNDER THE PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT 
SYSTEM FOR HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT SERVICES.

Section 1833(t)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395l(t)(1)(B)) is amended--
(1) in clause (iv), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in clause (v)--
(A) by inserting before ``does not include'' the 
following: ``subject to clause (vi),''; and
(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
``(vi) includes, with respect to a year 
(beginning with 2027), any item or service--
``(I) that is furnished during such 
year by an off-campus outpatient 
department of a provider (as defined in 
subparagraph (B) of paragraph (21)); 
and
``(II) with respect to which the 
greatest total amount paid with respect 
to a physician speciality under the 
physician fee schedule under section 
1848 for all such items or services 
furnished by physicians in such 
specialty during the previous year was 
less than $2,000,000.''.
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