[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1118 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1118

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               August 3 (legislative day, July 10), 1995

 Ms. Snowe (for herself and Mr. Glenn) 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 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 
Standardization Act of 1995''.

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), respectively, 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 or other scientifically proven technology 
performed on a qualified individual (as defined in paragraph (2)) for 
the purpose of identifying bone mass or detecting bone loss.
    ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term `qualified 
individual' means an individual who is (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;
            ``(D) an individual with primary hyperparathyroidism; or
            ``(E) an individual being monitored to assess the response 
        to or efficacy of an approved osteoporosis drug therapy.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Sections 1864(a), 1865(a), 
1902(a)(9)(C), and 1915(a)(1)(B)(ii)(I) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395aa(a), 1395bb(a), 1396a(a)(9)(C), and 1396n(a)(1)(B)(ii)(I)) 
are amended by striking ``paragraphs (15) and (16)'' each place such 
term appears 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, 1996.
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