Official Summaries

Promoting Responsible and Effective Virtual Experiences through Novel Technology to Deliver Improved Access and Better Engagement with Tested and Evidence-based Strategies Act or the PREVENT DIABETES Act

This bill allows health care entities to provide virtual services under the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program for an additional three years.

The Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program offers Medicare beneficiaries who are at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes specialized training and education regarding diet, exercise, and other behavioral changes. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued temporary authorization for entities participating in the program to provide these services virtually until December 31, 2027.

The bill extends the authorization for virtual services until December 31, 2030.

Current Full Text

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1523 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1523

  To provide for the inclusion of virtual diabetes prevention program 
 suppliers in the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Expanded Model, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 24, 2025

  Ms. DeGette (for herself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Crow, and Ms. Schrier) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
   Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
 Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for the inclusion of virtual diabetes prevention program 
 suppliers in the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Expanded Model, 
                        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 ``Promoting Responsible and Effective 
Virtual Experiences through Novel Technology to Deliver Improved Access 
and Better Engagement with Tested and Evidence-based Strategies Act'' 
or the ``PREVENT DIABETES Act''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF VIRTUAL DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM SUPPLIERS IN 
              MDPP EXPANDED MODEL.

    (a) In General.--Not later than January 1, 2026, the Secretary 
shall revise the regulations under parts 410 and 424 of title 42, Code 
of Federal Regulations, to provide that, for the period beginning 
January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2030--
            (1) an entity may participate in the MDPP by offering only 
        online MDPP services via synchronous or asynchronous technology 
        or telecommunications if such entity meets the conditions for 
        enrollment as an MDPP supplier (as specified in section 
        424.205(b) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or a 
        successor regulation));
            (2) if an entity participates in the MDPP in the manner 
        described in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) the administrative location of such entity 
                shall be the address of the entity on file under the 
                Diabetes Prevention Recognition Program; and
                    (B) in the case of online MDPP services furnished 
                by such entity to an MDPP beneficiary who was not 
                located in the same State as the entity at the time 
                such services were furnished, the entity shall not be 
                prohibited from submitting a claim for payment for such 
                services solely by reason of the location of such 
                beneficiary at such time; and
            (3) no limit is applied on the number of times an 
        individual may enroll in the MDPP.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) MDPP.--The term ``MDPP'' means the Medicare Diabetes 
        Prevention Program conducted under section 1115A of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315a), as described in the final rule 
        published in the Federal Register entitled ``Medicare and 
        Medicaid Programs; CY 2024 Payment Policies Under the Physician 
        Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage 
        Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; 
        Medicare Advantage; Medicare and Medicaid Provider and Supplier 
        Enrollment Policies; and Basic Health Program'' (88 Fed. Reg. 
        78818 (November 16, 2023)) (or a successor regulation).
            (2) Regulatory terms.--The terms ``Diabetes Prevention 
        Recognition Program'', ``full CDC DPRP recognition'', ``MDPP 
        beneficiary'', ``MDPP services'', and ``MDPP supplier'' have 
        the meanings given each such term in section 410.79(b) of title 
        42, Code of Federal Regulations.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Health and Human Services.
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