[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2257 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2257

 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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 11, 2005

 Mr. Burgess (for himself, Ms. Berkley, and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas) 
 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 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 2005''.

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, 
2005.
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