U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB3164: Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act
Status: In committee, May 21, 2026
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide pharmacy payment of certain services.
What the bill says
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide pharmacy payment of certain services.
From the introduced text, May 1, 2025:
A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide pharmacy payment of certain services. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act . SECTION 2. Coverage of pharmacist services under medicare part B (a) Coverage Section 1861 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x ) is amended-- (1) in subsection (s)(2)-- (A) in subparagraph (JJ), by adding and at the end; and (B) by adding at the end the following new ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (nnn) Pharmacist services (1) In general The term pharmacist services means such services furnished by a pharmacist, and such services and supplies furnished as an incident to the pharmacist's service, which the pharmacist is legally authorized to perform under State law as would otherwise be covered if furnished by a physician or as an incident to a physicians' service which-- (A) in the case such State law requires such services to be furnished under the supervision of, or working in collaboration with, a physician or practitioner (as defined in section 1842(b)(18)(C)(i)), are so furnished under the supervision of, or working in collaboration with, such physician or practitioner in the manner and to the extent as so required by such State law; …
Sponsors
- Adrian Smith (R, HD-NE-3) · primary sponsor
- Bradley Schneider (D, HD-010)
- Diana Harshbarger (R, HD-001)
- Doris Matsui (D)
- David Kustoff (R, HD-008)
- Terri Sewell (D, HD-007)
- Elizabeth Van Duyne (R, HD-TX-24)
- Lloyd Doggett (D, HD-037)
- Nicole Malliotakis (R, HD-011)
- Juan Ciscomani (R, HD-AZ-6)
- Kevin Hern (R, HD-OK-1)
- John Moolenaar (R, HD-002)
Latest actions
- : Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Health care coverage and access, Health, Medicare, Prescription drugs, Health care costs and insurance
Common questions
- What is HB3164?
- HB3164 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act.
- What does HB3164 do?
- In its own words: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide pharmacy payment of certain services.
- What is the status of HB3164?
- In committee as of May 21, 2026. Latest action: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote. (May 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB3164?
- Adrian Smith (R, HD-NE-3), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB3164?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3164
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