[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 954 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 954

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
 of bone mass measurements for certain individuals under part B of the 
                           medicare program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 17, 1993

Ms. Snowe 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 bone mass measurements for certain individuals 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Bone Mass Measurement 
Coverage Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF BONE MASS MEASUREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (s)--
                    (A) in paragraph (12)(C), by striking ``and'' at 
                the end,
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
                (14) and inserting ``; and'',
                    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (15) and (16) as 
                paragraphs (16) and (17), and
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (14) the following 
                new paragraph:
            ``(15) bone mass measurement (as defined in subsection 
        (oo));''; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (nn) the following new 
        subsection:

                        ``Bone Mass Measurement

    ``(oo)(1) The term `bone mass measurement' means a radiologic or 
radioisotopic procedure performed on a qualified individual (as defined 
in paragraph (2)) for the purpose of detecting bone loss through the 
use of single and dual photon absorptiometry, dual energy X-ray 
absorptiometry or similar dual energy techniques, or quantitative 
computed tomography, and includes a physician's interpretation of the 
results of the procedure.
    ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term `qualified 
individual' means (in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary)--
            ``(A) an estrogen-deficient woman at clinical risk for 
        osteoporosis;
            ``(B) an individual with vertebral abnormalities;
            ``(C) an individual receiving long-term glucocorticoid 
        steroid therapy; or
            ``(D) an individual with primary hyperparathyroidism.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--The Social Security Act is amended by 
striking ``paragraphs (15) and (16)'' each place it appears in sections 
1864(a), 1865(a), 1902(a)(9)(C), and 1915(a)(1)(B)(ii)(I) and inserting 
``paragraphs (16) and (17)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to bone mass measurements performed on or after January 1, 1994.

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