[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1831 Introduced in House (IH)]

110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1831

      To remove the frequency limitation on Medicare coverage for 
                     intermittent catheterization.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 29, 2007

 Mr. Renzi (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Ramstad) 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 remove the frequency limitation on Medicare coverage for 
                     intermittent catheterization.

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

SECTION 1. REMOVING FREQUENCY LIMITATION ON MEDICARE COVERAGE FOR 
              INTERMITTENT CATHETERIZATION.

    Effective January 1, 2008, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services in making coverage determinations respecting intermittent 
catheterization under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
shall not deny coverage of a replacement catheter on the basis of 
frequency of use.
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