[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1074 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1074

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for uniform 
 coverage under part B of the medicare program of blood-testing strips 
                     for individuals with diabetes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 28, 1995

    Ms. Furse (for herself, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. 
  Lipinski) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Commerce and, in addition, to the Committee on Ways and 
 Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for uniform 
 coverage under part B of the medicare program of blood-testing strips 
                     for individuals with diabetes.




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

SECTION 1. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF BLOOD-TESTING STRIPS FOR INDIVIDUALS 
              WITH DIABETES.

    (a) Including Strips as Durable Medical Equipment.--Section 1861(n) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(n)) is amended by striking 
the semicolon in the first sentence and inserting the following: ``, 
and includes blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes without 
regard to whether the individual has Type I or Type II diabetes (as 
determined under standards established by the Secretary in consultation 
with the American Diabetes Association);''.
    (b) Payment for Strips Based on Methodology for Inexpensive and 
Routinely Purchased Equipment.--Section 1834(a)(2)(A) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395m(a)(2)(A)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (ii);
            (2) by adding ``or'' at the end of clause (iii); and
            (3) by inserting after clause (iii) the following new 
        clause:
                            ``(iv) which is a blood-testing strip for 
                        an individual with diabetes,''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to blood-testing strips furnished on or after January 1, 1996.
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