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Senate Bill 247
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Choices for Increased Mobility Act of 2025
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Introduced in Senate on Jan 24, 2025
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S. 247 (Introduced-in-Senate)


119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 247


To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify payment rules for manual wheelchairs under part B of the Medicare program.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 24, 2025

Mrs. Blackburn (for herself and Ms. Duckworth) 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 clarify payment rules for manual wheelchairs under part B of 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 “Choices for Increased Mobility Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. Special rules related to treatment of certain manual wheelchairs under the Medicare program.

Section 1834(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(23) SPECIAL RULES RELATED TO TREATMENT OF CERTAIN MANUAL WHEELCHAIRS.—

“(A) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH SEPARATE HCPCS CODES FOR CERTAIN MANUAL WHEELCHAIRS.—With respect to ultralightweight manual wheelchairs payable under this subsection furnished on or after January 1, 2026, the Secretary shall establish two or more HCPCS codes, as determined appropriate by the Secretary, for the base of such a wheelchair depending on the construction material used in such base (with 1 or more such codes for such a base with titanium or carbon fiber construction material and 1 or more such codes for such a base without such materials).

“(B) PAYMENT AND BENEFICIARY PROTECTIONS.—

“(i) PAYMENT.—On or after January 1, 2026, in the case where an individual purchases or rents from a supplier an ultralightweight manual wheelchair that has titanium or carbon fiber construction material used in the base of such wheelchair, payment to the supplier shall be made in the frequency and amount as would otherwise be made under this subsection (as described in paragraph (1)(A)) for such wheelchair.

“(ii) BENEFICIARY CHARGES.—The supplier may charge the individual the difference between the payment amount described in clause (i) for such wheelchair and the supplier's actual charge for such wheelchair.

“(iii) BENEFICIARY PROTECTIONS.—In order to inform an individual of their potential financial liability under clause (ii), the Secretary may require a supplier to issue a notice to the individual (in a form and manner determined by the Secretary) prior to the purchase or rent of such ultralightweight manual wheelchair by such individual.”.