PREEMPT Act

This bill would require the federal Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to states within 180 days on screening and early detection of preeclampsia, a pregnancy condition, for women covered by Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program. The guidance would cover best practices for early screening, detection, and management, and which tests, including advanced biomarker tests, states may cover. The Secretary would also have to provide technical assistance within 30 days when a state asks whether a specific preeclampsia test can be covered. States would not be required to request this assistance in order to cover a test or receive federal funding for it.

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Sponsors

• Thomas H. Kean, Jr. Republican sponsor
• 5 cosponsors