Electrodiagnostic Medicine Patient Protection and Fraud Elimination Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Sessions
Introduced
Summary
Require Medicare electrodiagnostic tests to be performed only at accredited, quality-controlled facilities. This bill would cover nerve conduction studies and needle electromyography, set training and equipment standards, and create an advisory committee to help CMS write rules.
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Bill Overview
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2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Medicare nerve tests only at accredited sites
If enacted, Medicare would only pay for nerve conduction and needle EMG tests at a qualified, accredited site. The Secretary would set the start date between 3 and 4 years after enactment. This would not apply to intraoperative neuromonitoring. Qualified sites must run a quality program and use devices that record amplitude and latency and show real‑time waveforms. For needle EMG, the person doing the test would need at least 3 months of accredited training or meet existing Medicare rules. Results would be read on‑site at the time of the test. If your usual clinic is not accredited, you could face longer travel or higher out‑of‑pocket costs.
New accreditation rules and advisory panel for nerve tests
HHS would write rules within one year on how to choose accrediting groups for nerve test facilities. Within two years, HHS would name which groups can accredit facilities. HHS could remove a group that stops enforcing standards and would set what happens to facilities after removal. HHS would ensure enough accrediting groups and favor widely recognized ones with experience. The bill would create a 9 to 11 member advisory committee within two years. It would meet at least twice a year. Members would include a physician, a certified clinical electrophysiology physical therapist, other clinicians, and a patient. The panel would advise on standards, rules, and ways to cut retesting, unnecessary care, waste, fraud, and abuse.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sessions
TX • R
Cosponsors
Weber (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 4/30/2025
Smucker
PA • R
Sponsored 4/30/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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