H. R. 8319

KIDNEY Remote Monitoring Act

Shown here: Introduced in House (2026-04-16)

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand certain remote monitoring services furnished by physicians to individuals with end stage renal disease under the Medicare program.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Keeping Individuals with Dialysis Needs Equipped through Year-round Remote Monitoring Act” or the “KIDNEY Remote Monitoring Act”.

2. Expanding certain remote monitoring services furnished by physicians to individuals with end stage renal disease

Section 1881(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395rr(b)(3)) is amended—

(1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking “subparagraph (B)” and inserting “subparagraphs (B) and (C)”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A), payment for remote physiologic monitoring services furnished by a physician on or after January 1, 2028, to an individual determined to have end stage renal disease receiving home dialysis shall be made on the basis described in section 1848.

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