[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 721 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 721

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
    under the Medicare Program of cholesterol and other blood lipid 
                            screening tests.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 12, 2003

  Mr. Camp (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
McGovern, Mr. Towns, Mr. Frost, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. McDermott, and Ms. Ros-
  Lehtinen) 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 provide for coverage 
    under the Medicare Program of cholesterol and other blood lipid 
                            screening tests.

    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 Cholesterol Screening 
Coverage Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF CHOLESTEROL AND BLOOD LIPID SCREENING.

    (a) Coverage.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (U), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (V)(iii), by inserting ``and'' at the 
        end; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(W) cholesterol and other blood lipid screening tests (as 
        defined in subsection (ww)(1));''.
    (b) Services Described.--Section 1861 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

          ``Cholesterol and Other Blood Lipid Screening Tests

    ``(ww)(1) The term `cholesterol and other blood lipid screening 
tests' means diagnostic testing of cholesterol and other lipid levels 
of the blood for the purpose of early detection of abnormal cholesterol 
and other lipid levels.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall establish standards, in consultation with 
appropriate organizations, regarding the frequency and type of 
cardiovascular screening tests, except that such frequency may not be 
more often than once every 2 years.''.
    (c) Frequency.--Section 1862(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395y(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (H);
            (2) by striking the semicolon at the end of subparagraph 
        (I) and inserting ``, and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(J) in the case of a cholesterol and other blood lipid 
        screening tests (as defined in section 1861(ww)(1)), which is 
        performed more frequently than is covered under section 
        1861(ww)(2).''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to tests furnished on or after January 1, 2004.
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