[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3555 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3555

 To provide for payment under the Medicare program for transportation 
costs of portable ultrasound equipment for diagnostic tests in the same 
 manner as payment is made for transportation costs of portable x-ray 
                               equipment.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 30, 1996

Mr. Greenwood 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 provide for payment under the Medicare program for transportation 
costs of portable ultrasound equipment for diagnostic tests in the same 
 manner as payment is made for transportation costs of portable x-ray 
                               equipment.

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

SECTION 1. MEDICARE PAYMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION OF PORTABLE ULTRASOUND 
              EQUIPMENT AS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF PORTABLE X-RAY 
              EQUIPMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
provide for payment under section 1848 of the Social Security Act for 
the transportation of portable ultrasound equipment used in the 
furnishing of diagnostic tests under section 1861(s)(3) of such Act in 
the same manner as payment under section 1848 of such Act is made for 
the transportation of portable x-ray equipment used in the furnishing 
of diagnostic x-ray tests under such section 1861(s)(3).
    (b) Conforming Amendment for Medicare Coverage of Ultrasound in a 
Home.--Section 1861(s)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x(s)(3)) is amended by inserting ``and ultrasound'' after ``x-
ray''.
    (c) Effective Date.--Subsection (a), and the amendment made by 
subsection (b), shall apply to ultrasound tests performed on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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