Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3164 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3164 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide pharmacy payment of certain services. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 1, 2025 Mr. Smith of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Schneider, Mrs. Harshbarger, and Ms. Matsui) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide pharmacy payment of certain services. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act''. SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF PHARMACIST SERVICES UNDER MEDICARE PART B. (a) Coverage.--Section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended-- (1) in subsection (s)(2)-- (A) in subparagraph (JJ), by adding ``and'' at the end; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(KK) pharmacist services (as defined in subsection (nnn));''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(nnn) Pharmacist Services.-- ``(1) In general.--The term `pharmacist services' means such services furnished by a pharmacist, and such services and supplies furnished as an incident to the pharmacist's service, which the pharmacist is legally authorized to perform under State law as would otherwise be covered if furnished by a physician or as an incident to a physicians' service which-- ``(A) in the case suc
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