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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise the NTAP period under the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system and the pass-through period under the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system.

H.R. 4683 · 115th Congress · Dec 19, 2017 · Lineage

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Section 1 Revision to NTAP period under IPPS and pass-through period under OPPS for new drugs and devices

(a)
Revision to NTAP period under IPPS— Section 1886(d)(5)(K)(ii)(II) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(K)(ii)(II)) is amended by striking “not less than two years and not more than three years” and inserting “five years”.
(b)
Revision to pass-Through period under OPPS— Section 1833(t)(6) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(6)) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking “at least 2 years, but not more than 3 years” and inserting “5 years”; and
(2)
in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking “at least 2 years, but not more than 3 years” and inserting “5 years”.