[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3835 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3835

To provide for equitable reimbursement rates under the Medicare Program 
                    for thin prep pap smears tests.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 4, 2002

  Mr. Luther (for himself, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Oberstar, and Ms. McCollum) 
 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 of time 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 provide for equitable reimbursement rates under the Medicare Program 
                    for thin prep pap smears tests.

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

SECTION 1. EQUITABLE REIMBURSEMENT RATES UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM FOR 
              THIN PREP PAP SMEARS TESTS.

    The first sentence of Section 1833(h)(7) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395l(h)(7)) is amended by inserting before the period the 
following: ``and, in the case of such a test for which a claim is 
billed under HCPCS code 88142, $28 for tests furnished in 2002''.
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