Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Choices for Increased Mobility Act of 2018”.
Choices for Increased Mobility Act of 2018
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify payment rules for manual wheelchairs under part B of the Medicare program.
Sec. 2 Clarifying payment rules for manual wheelchairs under part B of the Medicare program
in subparagraph (O), by striking “and” at the end;
in subparagraph (P), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting “, and”; and
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(Q) in the case of a manual wheelchair furnished on or after January 1, 2019, where such expenses exceed the amount recognized under section 1834(a)(1)(B)(ii) for such wheelchair by reason of inclusion of any titanium construction materials included in the base of such wheelchair;”
No effect on fee schedule— Section 1834(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(J) Exclusion of certain manual wheelchair components from fee schedule amount—Beginning January 1, 2019, any payment amount recognized under subparagraph (B)(ii) with respect to a manual wheelchair shall be treated as not including payment for any titanium construction materials included in the base of such wheelchair.”