Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Diagnostic Accuracy in Sepsis Act of 2025”.
Diagnostic Accuracy in Sepsis Act of 2025
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include blood contamination as a hospital acquired condition under the Medicare program.
Sec. 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—
in paragraph (3)—
by striking “means a condition” and inserting the following:
“(A) a condition”
by striking “subsection (d)(4)(D)(iv) and any” and inserting the following:
“(C) any”
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”
by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
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.”