[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3107 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3107

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend coverage of 
    immunosuppressive drugs under the Medicare Program to cases of 
              transplants not paid for under the program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 19, 1999

 Mr. Mascara introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 
Commerce, 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 extend coverage of 
    immunosuppressive drugs under the Medicare Program to cases of 
              transplants not paid for under the 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 IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUGS FOR TRANSPLANTS 
              NOT PAID FOR UNDER MEDICARE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1861(s)(2)(J) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)(J)) is amended by striking ``for which payment 
is made under this title'' and inserting ``whether or not payment is 
made for the transplant under this title''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
to prescription drugs furnished on or after October 1, 2000, regardless 
of when the organ transplant was performed.
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