DME Scammer Prevention Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8871 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8871 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to promote Medicare program integrity with respect to certain medical equipment and supplies. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 19, 2026 Mr. Bean of Florida 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 promote Medicare program integrity with respect to certain medical equipment and supplies. 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 ``DME Scammer Prevention Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PROMOTING MEDICARE PROGRAM INTEGRITY WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES. (a) Electronic Submission of Claims by All Providers and Suppliers.--Section 1862(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(h)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), by striking ``the entity'' and inserting ``except in the case of claims for specified items (as defined in paragraph (3)), the entity''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(3) For purposes of paragraph (1)(A)(ii), the term `specified items' means medical equipment and supplies (as defined in section 1834(j)(5)) furnished on or after January 1, 2027, that are included on the Master List described in section 1834(a)(23).''. (b) Submission of Claims Within 90 Days.--Section 1842(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S