Protect Patients from Healthcare Abuse Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5895 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5895 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish certain standards and requirements with respect to obtaining informed consent and providing chaperones for providers of services participating in the Medicare program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 31, 2025 Mrs. Trahan (for herself, Mr. McGovern, and Mrs. Dingell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 establish certain standards and requirements with respect to obtaining informed consent and providing chaperones for providers of services participating in the Medicare program. 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 ``Protect Patients from Healthcare Abuse Act''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHING STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO OBTAINING INFORMED CONSENT AND PROVIDING CHAPERONES AS A MEDICARE CONDITION OF PARTICIPATION. Section 1866 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(1)-- (A) in subparagraph (X), by striking ``and'' at the end; (B) in subparagraph (Y), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, and''; and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (Y) the following new subparagraph: ``(Z) beginning January 1, 2026, in the case of a provider of services, to comply with the informed consent and chaperone r