[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3094 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3094

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude services of 
certain providers from the skilled nursing facility prospective payment 
                    system, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 11, 2001

Mr. Crane (for himself and Mr. Manzullo) 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude services of 
certain providers from the skilled nursing facility prospective payment 
                    system, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION OF PORTABLE 
              MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.

    (a) Exclusion From Payment Under the SNF Prospective Payment System 
of Services of Certain Providers and Transportation Costs for Portable 
Medical Equipment.--Section 1888(e)(2)(A)(ii) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395yy(e)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting after ``anesthetist,'' the following: 
        ``portable electrocardiograms, portable x-rays, portable 
        mammograms,''; and
            (2) by striking ``only with respect to services furnished 
        during 1998''.
    (b) Inclusion of Costs for Transportation of EKG Equipment as 
Reasonable and Necessary.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1861(s)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1395x(s)(2)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (U);
                    (B) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (V); and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (V), the 
                following new subparagraph:
            ``(W) the transportation costs of electrocardiogram 
        equipment for electrocardiogram test services;''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 4559(a) of the Balanced 
        Budget Act of 1997 is amended by striking ``Effective only for 
        electrocardiogram tests furnished during 1998, the'' and 
        inserting ``The''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to 
items and services furnished on or after that date.
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