[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 2464 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2464

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
        of federally recommended vaccines under Medicare part B.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 13, 2007

  Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
        of federally recommended vaccines under Medicare part B.

    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 Improvement Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF IMMUNIZATIONS UNDER PART B OF THE MEDICARE 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (10) of section 1861(s) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w(s)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(10) federally recommended vaccines (as defined 
        subsection (ccc)) and their respective administration;''.
    (b) Federally Recommended Vaccines Defined.--Such section is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

                    ``Federally Recommended Vaccines

    ``(ccc) The term `federally recommended vaccine' means--
            ``(1) with respect to an adult, an approved vaccine 
        recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices 
        (an advisory committee established by the Secretary, acting 
        through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
        Prevention); and
            ``(2) with respect to a child, a vaccine on the list 
        referred to in section 1928(e) of the Social Security Act.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1833 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l) is amended, 
        in each of subsections (a)(2)(B), (a)(2)(G), (a)(3)(A), (b)(1), 
        by striking ``1861(s)(10)(A)'' or ``1861(s)(10)(B)'' and 
        inserting ``1861(s)(10)'' each place it appears.
            (2) Section 1842(o)(1)(A)(iv) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1395u(o)(1)(A)(iv)) is amended by striking ``subparagraph (A) 
        or (B) of''.
            (3) Section 1847A(c)(6) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
        3a(c)(6)) is amended by striking subparagraph (G).
            (4) Section 1860D-2(e)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
        102(e)(1)) is amended by striking ``such term includes a 
        vaccine'' and all that follows through ``its administration) 
        and''.
            (5) Section 1861(ww)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1395w(ww)(2)(A))) is amended by striking ``and hepatitis B'' 
        and inserting ``hepatitis B, and any other adult vaccine''.
            (6) Section 1866(a)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1395cc(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``1861(s)(10)(A)'' and 
        inserting ``1861(s)(10)''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to vaccines administered on or after January 1, 2008.
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