[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3141 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3141

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
under the Medicare Program of annual screening pap smear and screening 
                             pelvic exams.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            October 2 (legislative day, September 22), 2000

   Ms. Snowe 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 
under the Medicare Program of annual screening pap smear and screening 
                             pelvic exams.

    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 ``Providing Annual Pap Tests to Save 
Women's Lives Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF ANNUAL SCREENING PAP SMEAR AND PELVIC EXAMS.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Annual screening pap smear.--Section 1861(nn)(1) of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(nn)(1)) is amended by 
        striking ``if the individual involved has not had such a test 
        during the preceding 3 years, or during the preceding year in 
        the case of a woman described in paragraph (3).'' and inserting 
        ``if the woman involved has not had such a test during the 
        preceding year.''.
            (2) Annual screening pelvic exam.--Section 1861(nn)(2) of 
        such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(nn)(2)) is amended by striking 
        ``during the preceding 3 years, or during the preceding year in 
        the case of a woman described in paragraph (3),'' and inserting 
        ``during the preceding year,''.
            (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 1861(nn) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1395x(nn)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) apply to 
items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2001.
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