A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for payment for services of radiologist assistants under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4624 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4624 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for payment for services of radiologist assistants under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 21, 2026 Mr. Boozman (for himself and Mr. Lujan) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for payment for services of radiologist assistants under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. 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 ``Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) Radiologist assistants are advanced-level radiographers who are critically important members of the radiologist-led team. (2) Radiologist assistants work strictly under the supervision of a radiologist to promote high standards of patient care by assisting radiologists in the diagnostic and interventional imaging environment. (3) In every jurisdiction authorizing radiologist assistants to practice, they are only permitted to furnish services when delegated by and under the supervision of a radiologist. (4) Radiologist assistants value their working and professional relationships with radiologists and have never sought, nor do they seek, the ability to practice independent of radiologists. (5) While radiologist assistants perform various valuable professional services and may make and communicate initial observations to the radiologist, radiologist assistants are not qualified to perform interpret