[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2324 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2324

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend coverage of 
 orthopedic shoes under part B of the Medicare Program to individuals 
              without diabetes who medically require them.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 12, 2005

 Mr. Andrews 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 extend coverage of 
 orthopedic shoes under part B of the Medicare Program to individuals 
              without diabetes who medically require them.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENDING MEDICARE COVERAGE OF ORTHOPEDIC SHOES TO NON-
              DIABETIC INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1861(s)(12) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395x(s)(12)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter before subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by striking ``subject to section 4072(e) of the 
                Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987,''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``or for an individual with 
                another condition that a physician certifies as 
                requiring such shoes'' after ``for an individual with 
                diabetes''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``diabetic condition'' 
        and inserting ``diabetic or other condition'' each place it 
        appears.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1834(j)(5)(F)(iii) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395m(j)(5)(F)(iii)) is amended to read as follows:
                            ``(iii) therapeutic shoes as described in 
                        section 1861(s)(12),''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to shoes furnished on or after January 1, 2006.
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