[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 76 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 76

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
of annual preventive examinations under part B of the medicare program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1993

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
of annual preventive examinations 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 PREVENTIVE EXAMINATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (O);
            (2) by striking the semicolon at the end of subparagraph 
        (P) and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(Q) annual preventive examinations, together with 
        services and supplies furnished as an incident to the 
        examination that are commonly furnished as an incident to such 
        an examination and are commonly furnished without charge or 
        included in the bill for the examination;''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1862(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395y(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end,
                    (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the semicolon 
                at the end and inserting ``, and'', and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
            ``(G) in the case of a preventive examination, which is 
        performed within 11 months following the month in which a 
        previous preventive examination was performed;''; and
            (2) in paragraph (7), by striking ``routine physical 
        checkups,''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by section 1 shall apply to services furnished 
on or after January 1, 1994.

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