[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6132 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6132

     To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the 
    exceptions process with respect to caps on payments for therapy 
                  services under the Medicare Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 21, 2006

 Mr. English of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cardin, and 
 Mr. Pallone) 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 the 
    exceptions process with respect to caps on payments for therapy 
                  services under the Medicare Program.

    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 ``Securing Effective and Necessary 
Individual Outpatient Rehabilitation Services (SENIORS) Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EXCEPTIONS PROCESS FOR MEDICARE THERAPY CAPS.

    Section 1833(g)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395l(g)(5)) is amended by striking ``2006'' and inserting ``the period 
beginning on January 1, 2006, and ending on December 31, 2007,''.
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