[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 292 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 292

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
                     of certain ambulance services.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 10, 1997

 Mr. Wellstone 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 certain ambulance services.

    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 ``Ambulance Services Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF CERTAIN AMBULANCE SERVICES.

    (a) Coverage.--Section 1861(s)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395x(s)(7)) is amended by striking ``regulations;'' and 
inserting ``regulations, except that such regulations shall not fail to 
treat ambulance services as medical and other health services solely 
because, in the case of an emergency, the individual is transported to 
a clinic or to an ambulatory surgical center;''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to items and services provided on or after the date of enactment 
of this Act.
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