H. R. 5275

Diagnostic Accuracy in Sepsis Act of 2025

Shown here: Introduced in House (2025-09-10)

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

(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.

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