SB3458: Seniors’ Access to Critical Medications Act of 2023
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify the application of the in-office ancillary services exception to the physician self-referral prohibition for drugs furnished under the Medicare program.
Plain-language summary
This bill amends Medicare rules to clarify when doctors can dispense drugs directly to patients in their offices without violating self-referral laws. Self-referral laws prevent doctors from profiting by sending patients to businesses they own. The bill focuses on the 'in-office ancillary services exception'—a rule allowing doctors to provide certain services in their own offices. The bill would clarify how this exception applies to medications given in doctor's offices under Medicare. The bill was introduced in 2023 and is currently in the early legislative stage.
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SB3458: Seniors’ Access to Critical Medications Act of 2023