[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3834 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3834

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare 
                outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 4, 2002

   Mr. English (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Pallone) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
   Energy and 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 repeal the Medicare 
                outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.

    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 ``Medicare Access to Rehabilitation 
Services Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. OUTPATIENT THERAPY CAP REPEAL.

    (a) In General.--Section 1833 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395l) is amended by striking subsection (g).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to expenses incurred after December 31, 2002.
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