[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3003 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3003

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to designate certified 
 diabetes educators recognized by the National Certification Board of 
 Diabetes Educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient 
   diabetes education services under part B of the Medicare Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 4, 1999

 Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Gonzalez) 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 designate certified 
 diabetes educators recognized by the National Certification Board of 
 Diabetes Educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient 
   diabetes education 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. TREATMENT OF CERTIFIED DIABETES EDUCATORS AS CERTIFIED 
              PROVIDERS OF MEDICARE OUTPATIENT SELF-MANAGEMENT TRAINING 
              SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1861(qq)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395x(qq)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and includes a 
        certified diabetes educator who has been recognized by the 
        National Certification Board of Diabetes Educators'' before the 
        semicolon at the end; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the period at 
        the end the following: ``or is a certified diabetes educator 
        recognized by the National Certification Board of Diabetes 
        Educators''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) applies 
to diabetes outpatient self-management training services furnished on 
or after January 1, 2000.
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