[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 166 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 166

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide payment for 
         dental services under part B of the medicare program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 1995

   Mrs. Collins of Illinois 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 payment for 
         dental 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 DENTAL SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1861(s) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395x(s)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(including dentures)'' after 
        ``prosthetic devices'' in paragraph (8) and striking ``internal 
        body'' and ``(other than dental)'' in such paragraph;
            (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (12);
            (3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (14) and 
        inserting ``; and'';
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (14) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(15) services furnished in connection with the care, 
        treatment, filling, removal, or replacement of teeth or 
        structures directly supporting teeth.''; and
            (5) by redesignating paragraphs (15) and (16) as paragraphs 
        (16) and (17), respectively.
    (b) Repeal of Ground for Exclusion.--Section 1862(a) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395y) is amended by striking paragraph (12).
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Sections 1864(a), 1865(a), 
1902(a)(9)(C), and 1915(a)(1)(B)(ii)(I) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395aa(a), 1395bb(a), 1396a(a)(9)(C), 1396n(a)(1)(B)(ii)(I)) are each 
amended by striking ``paragraphs (15) and (16)'' and inserting 
``paragraphs (16) and (17)''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by the first section of this Act shall be 
applicable with respect to services furnished on or after the first day 
of the first calendar month which begins more than sixty days after the 
date on which this Act is enacted.

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