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Senate Bill 1358
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Primary Care Enhancement Act of 2017
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Introduced in Senate on Jun 14, 2017
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S. 1358 (Introduced-in-Senate)


115th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1358


To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of certain direct primary care service arrangements and periodic provider fees.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 14, 2017

Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Ms. Cantwell) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

A BILL

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of certain direct primary care service arrangements and periodic provider fees.

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 “Primary Care Enhancement Act of 2017”.

SEC. 2. Treatment of direct primary care service arrangements.

(a) In general.—Section 223(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(6) TREATMENT OF DIRECT PRIMARY CARE SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS.—An arrangement under which an individual is provided coverage restricted to primary care services in exchange for a fixed periodic fee or payment for such services—

“(A) shall not be treated as a health plan for purposes of paragraph (1)(A)(ii), and

“(B) shall not be treated as insurance for purposes of subsection (d)(2)(B).”.

(b) Effective date.—The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. Certain provider fees to be treated as medical care.

(a) In general.—Section 213(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(12) PERIODIC PROVIDER FEES.—The term ‘medical care’ shall include periodic fees paid for a defined set of primary care medical services provided on an as-needed basis.”.

(b) Effective date.—The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.