[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1038 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1038

 To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
     coverage for the shingles vaccine under the Medicare Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 12, 2009

 Ms. Hirono (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Edwards of 
   Maryland, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
 Grijalva, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Slaughter, 
 and Mr. Taylor) 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 part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
     coverage for the shingles vaccine 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 ``Shingles Prevention Act''.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF THE SHINGLES VACCINE UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (s)(10)(A), by striking ``pneumococcal 
        vaccine and its administration and,'' and inserting 
        ``pneumococcal vaccine and its administration, shingles vaccine 
        and its administration, and''; and
            (2) in subsection (ww)(2)(A), by inserting ``shingles,'' 
        after ``influenza,''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to shingles vaccine furnished on or after January 1 of the first 
year beginning more than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
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