109 HR 6132 IH: Securing Effective and Necessary U.S. House of Representatives 2006-09-21 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6132 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 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.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Securing Effective and Necessary Individual Outpatient Rehabilitation Services (SENIORS) Act of 2006.

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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,.