H.R. 5275 — Introduced in House

I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5275 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 10, 2025Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania (for himself and Ms. Craig) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include blood contamination as a hospital acquired condition under the Medicare program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Diagnostic Accuracy in Sepsis Act of 2025. 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. .