H.R. 1921

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To direct the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to clarify that fully implanted active middle ear hearing devices are prosthetics and are not subject to the hearing aid coverage exclusion under the Medicare program.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · March 6, 2025 · Sponsor: Mrs. Fischbach

Table of contents

• H.R. 1921
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Active middle ear implant coverage

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act.

SEC. 2. Active middle ear implant coverage

• (a) In general
  • Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall clarify that fully implanted active middle ear hearing devices are prosthetics that are not subject to the hearing aid coverage exclusion under section 1862(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (). 42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)(7)
• (b) Prosthetic defined
  • The term has the meaning given such term in section 414.202 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations. prosthetic