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Diagnostic Accuracy in Sepsis Act of 2025
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include blood contamination as a hospital acquired condition under the Medicare program.
Summary
This bill amends Medicare regulations to include blood culture contamination as a hospital-acquired condition, effective for discharges occurring in fiscal year 2026 and beyond. Hospital-acquired conditions trigger reduced Medicare payments to hospitals that are identified as "applicable hospitals" based on having certain preventable infections or conditions. The bill establishes that hospitals should maintain a blood culture contamination rate not exceeding 1 percent. Blood culture contamination is relevant to sepsis diagnosis and treatment, as contaminated blood cultures can delay or interfere with accurate sepsis identification and appropriate patient care.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA)
7 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Mike Kelly’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $43,700
- THE PARKER FOUNDATION $13,200
- LINDY PAVING INC. $8,800
- GREATER PITTSBURGH AUTO DEALERS ASSOCI $8,300
- ANDERSON COACH & TRAVEL $8,300
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Mike Kelly → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Sep 10, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Sep 10, 2025 Introduced in House
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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.
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 “Diagnostic Accuracy in Sepsis Act of 2025”.
SEC. 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.”. <all>
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