[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 421 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 421

  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage 
  under such title for certain chiropractic services authorized to be 
           performed under State law, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             February 24 (legislative day, January 5), 1993

  Mr. Daschle introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage 
  under such title for certain chiropractic services authorized to be 
           performed under State law, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. COVERAGE OF CERTAIN CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES AUTHORIZED TO BE 
              PERFORMED BY STATE LAW.

    (a) In General.--Section 1861(r) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395x(r)) is amended in the first sentence by amending clause 
(5) 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 diagnostic x-
        rays, diagnostic physical examinations, and treatment by means 
        of manual manipulation of the spine (for conditions 
        demonstrated by an x-ray or physical examination to exist) 
        which such chiropractor is legally authorized to perform by the 
        State or jurisdiction in which such treatment is provided.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall 
become effective with respect to chiropractic services performed on or 
after January 1, 1994.

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