[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5983 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5983

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the in the 
    home restriction for Medicare coverage of mobility devices for 
               individuals with expected long-term needs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 28, 2006

Mr. Brown of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Blumenauer, 
    Mr. Wexler, Mrs. Davis of California, and Mr. Davis of Florida) 
 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 eliminate the in the 
    home restriction for Medicare coverage of mobility devices for 
               individuals with expected long-term needs.

    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 Independent Living Act of 
2006''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF IN THE HOME RESTRICTION FOR MEDICARE COVERAGE OF 
              MOBILITY DEVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH EXPECTED LONG-TERM 
              NEEDS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1861(n) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395x(n) is amended by inserting ``or, in the case of a mobility 
device required by an individual with expected long-term need, used in 
customary settings for the purpose of normal domestic, vocational, or 
community activities'' after ``1819(a)(1))''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to items furnished on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
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