II 109th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3814 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 3, 2006 Mr. Roberts (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. DeWine, and Ms. Mikulski) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore the Medicare treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment to that in effect before enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Home Oxygen Patient Protection Act of 2006.

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Restoration of medicare treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment

(a)

In general

Section 1834(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)(5)), as amended by section 5101(b) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–171), is amended— (1)in subparagraph (A), by striking (E), and (F) and inserting and (E); and (2)by striking subparagraph (F). (b)

Effective date

The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2007, and shall apply to individuals receiving oxygen equipment before, on, or after December 31, 2005.