Diagnostic Accuracy in Sepsis Act of 2025

119 HR 5275 IH: Diagnostic Accuracy in Sepsis Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-09-10 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5275 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 10, 2025 Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania (for himself and Ms. Craig ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include blood contamination as a hospital acquired condition under the Medicare program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Diagnostic Accuracy in Sepsis Act of 2025 . 2. Including blood contamination as a hospital acquired condition under the Medicare program Section 1886(p) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1305ww(p) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3)— (A) by striking means a condition and inserting the following: means— (A) a condition ; (B) by striking subsection (d)(4)(D)(iv) and any and inserting the following: subsection (d)(4)(D)(iv); (C) any ; and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph: (B) with respect to discharges occurring during fiscal year 2026 or a subsequent fiscal year, blood culture contamination; and ; (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph: (7) Blood culture contamination measure In establishing a measure for blood culture contamination for a subsection (d) hospital for purposes of determining whether such hospital is an applicable hospital under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall so establish such a measure on the basis that the rate of such contamination should not exceed 1 percent. .