[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2889 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2889

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
 of certain chiropractic services under part B of the medicare program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 5, 1993

  Mr. Hall of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
  jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
 of certain chiropractic services under part B of the medicare program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF CERTAIN CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1861(r)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395x(r)(5)) is amended to read as follows: ``(5) a chiropractor 
who is licensed as such by the State and who meets uniform minimum 
standards promulgated by the Secretary, but only for purposes of 
subsections (s)(1), (s)(2)(A), and (s)(3), and only with respect to 
treatment by means of manual manipulation of the spine and physical 
examinations and X-rays furnished to an individual to determine if such 
treatment is appropriate to correct an injury, defect, or condition 
affecting the spine, which the chiropractor is legally authorized to 
perform by the State or jurisdiction in which such treatment, 
examinations, and X-rays are provided.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to services provided by a chiropractor on or after January 1, 
1994.

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