[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3032 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3032

 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.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 4, 2001

 Mr. Mascara introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 
    and 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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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) shall 
apply to prescription drugs furnished on or after October 1, 2001, 
regardless of when the organ transplant was performed.
                                 <all>