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II Calendar No. 59114th CONGRESS1st Session S. 984 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 16, 2015 Mr. Vitter (for himself, Mr. King, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Collins, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Kirk) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time April 20, 2015Read the second time and placed on the calendarA BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and to remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment under the Medicare Program with respect to speech generating devices.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Steve Gleason Act of 2015.

2.

Providing Medicare beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices

(a)

In general

Section 1861(n) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(n)) is amended by inserting and eye tracking and gaze interaction accessories for speech generating devices furnished to individuals with a demonstrated medical need for such accessories after appropriate organizations). (b)

Effective date

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to devices furnished on or after January 1, 2016.

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Removing the rental cap for durable medical equipment under Medicare with respect to speech generating devices

Section 1834(a)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)(2)(A)) is amended— (1)in clause (ii), by striking or at the end; (2)in clause (iii), by adding or at the end; and (3)by inserting after clause (iii) the following new clause: (iv)in the case of devices furnished on or after October 1, 2015, and before October 1, 2018, which serves as a speech generating device or which is an accessory that is needed for the individual to effectively utilize such a device,.

April 20, 2015Read the second time and placed on the calendar