Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission (ROOT) Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 5
- Latest action
- May 8, 2025
What it does
The ROOT Act amends Medicare's data collection requirements for imaging services by modifying how qualified clinical decision support mechanisms report information to the Secretary, effective January 1, 2026. It expands exemptions to include certain preventive imaging services (like mammography and lung cancer screening), services from small or rural practices, and clinical trials, while requiring furnishing professionals to include the ordering professional’s NPI on claims. The bill also shifts focus from identifying "outlier" to "low compliant" ordering professionals, mandates periodic studies on compliance and utilization, and requires the Secretary to follow existing federal guidelines…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.