[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 419 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 419

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand coverage of 
  bone mass measurements under part B of the medicare program to all 
             individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 14, 2003

Ms. Snowe (for herself, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Harkin, and Ms. 
   Cantwell) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand coverage of 
  bone mass measurements under part B of the medicare program to all 
             individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis.

    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 Osteoporosis Measurement 
Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF BONE MASS MEASUREMENTS FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS AT 
              CLINICAL RISK FOR OSTEOPOROSIS.

    (a) Coverage.--Section 1861(rr)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395x(rr)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(A) an individual, including an estrogen-deficient woman, 
        at clinical risk for osteoporosis;''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
with respect to items and services furnished on or after October 1, 
2003.
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