,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dcdg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #b1 #bjba,mr4  
,balderson 7for himself and ,ms4        
,porter7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition  
to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1  
for a period to be subsequently         
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
ensure appropriate access to remote     
physiologic monitoring services         
furnished under the ,medicare program4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,analyzing the ,duration of     
,remote ,monitoring ,services ,act of   
#bjba4  #b4 ,ensuring appropriate access
 to remote physiologic monitoring       
services furnished under the ,medicare  
program  7a7 ,in general                
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,secretary of ,health and      

,human ,services 7in this section       
referred to as the ,secretary7 shall    
ensure that remote physiologic          
monitoring services furnished under     
title ,,xviii of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie et seq47      
during the period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this ,act and ending
 on the date that is #b years after the 
last day of the emergency period        
described in section #aace7;g77#a77;,b7 
of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b77 are payable for
 a minimum of #b days of data collection
 over a #cj-;day period 7as described at
 #he ,fed4 ,reg4 #hdedd71 regardless of 
whether the individual receiving such   
services has been diagnosed with1 or is 
suspected of having1 ,,covid-#ai4  7b7  
,reports ,not later than #ah months     
after the last day of the emergency     
period described in subsection 7a71 and 
again #e years after the date on which  
the first report is submitted under this
 subsection1 the ,secretary shall submit

 to ,congress a report specifying the   
appropriate number of days of data      
collection over a #cj-;day period that  
should be required for payment for      
remote physiologic monitoring services  
furnished under title ,,xviii of the    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acie et seq47 and for any other remote 
monitoring services payable under such  
title4 ,such appropriate number of days 
so specified may vary depending on the  
condition with respect to which such    
services are furnished1 taking into     
account clinical protocols for the      
treatment and management of such        
condition4 ,in determining such number  
of days1 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7    
take into account the experience with   
such remote physiologic monitoring      
services being payable under such title 
for a minimum of #b days of data        
collection over a #cj-;day period during
 the period beginning on the first day  
of the emergency period described in    
subsection 7a7 and ending on the date   

that is #a year after the last day of   
such emergency period2 and  7#b7 consult
 with-- 7,a7 relevant agencies within   
the ,department of ,health and ,human   
,services 7including1 with respect to   
issues relating to waste1 fraud1 or     
abuse1 the ,inspector ,general of such  
,department72  7,b7 licensed and        
practicing osteopathic and allopathic   
physicians1 anesthesiologists1 physician
 assistants1 and nurse practitioners2   
7,c7 hospitals1 health systems1 academic
 medical centers1 and other medical     
facilities1 such as acute care          
hospitals1 cancer hospitals1 psychiatric
 hospitals1 hospital emergency          
departments1 facilities furnishing      
urgent care services1 ambulatory        
surgical centers1 and post-acute care   
and long-term care facilities2  7,d7    
medical professional organizations and  
medical specialty organizations2  7,e7  
organizations with expertise in the     
development of or operation of          
innovative remote physiologic monitoring

 services technologies2  7,f7           
beneficiary advocacy organizations2     
7,g7 the ,american ,medical ,association
 ,current ,procedural ,terminology      
,editorial ,panel2 and  7,h7 any other  
entity determined appropriate by the    
,secretary4