TA SUPPORT Act

II 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 3230 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of funding for technical assistance to small practices and practices in health professional shortage areas under the Merit-based Incentive Pay- ment System (MIPS). IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JANUARY 28, 2020 Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. PORTMAN) 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 an extension of funding for technical assistance to small practices and practices in health professional short- age areas under the Merit-based Incentive Payment Sys- tem (MIPS). Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Technical Assistance 4 for Small and Underserved Providers to Prevent Over- 5 sights and Refocus on Treatment Act’’ or the ‘‘TA SUP- 6 PORT Act’’. 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:11 Jan 28, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3230.IS S3230 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 3230 IS SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR TECHNICAL ASSIST- 1 ANCE TO SMALL PRACTICES AND PRACTICES 2 IN HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE 3 AREAS UNDER MIPS. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1848(q)(11)(B) of the So- 5 cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(q)(11)(B)) is 6 amended by striking ‘‘through 2020’’ and inserting 7 ‘‘through 2025’’. 8 (b) STUDY AND REPORT.— 9 (1) STUDY.—The Secretary of Health and 10 Human Services (in this subsection referred to as 11 the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall conduct a study on the im- 12 pact of the technical assistance funded under para- 13 graph (11) of section 1848(q) of the Social Security 14 Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(q)). Such study shall in- 15 clude an analysis of— 16 (A) the practices that have received tech- 17 nical assistance through such funding; and 18 (B) the progress that professionals in such 19 practices have made to improve within the 20 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 21 under such section 1848(q); and 22 (C) the progress that professionals in such 23 practices have made to transition to the imple- 24 mentation of and participation in an alternative 25 payment model as described in section 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:11 Jan 28, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3230.IS S3230 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •S 3230 IS 1833(z)(3)(C) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1 1395l(z)(3)(C)). 2 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 3 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 4 shall submit to Congress a report on the study con- 5 ducted under paragraph (1), together with rec- 6 ommendations for such legislation and administra- 7 tive action as the Secretary determines appropriate. 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:11 Jan 28, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S3230.IS S3230 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS