I 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1213 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 26, 2009 Mr. Gene Green of Texas (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Ortiz, and Mrs. Bono Mack) 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 provide that the Medicare initial preventive physical examination not be required for a referral with respect to ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms and to provide for such screening with respect to at-risk Medicare beneficiaries between the ages of 65 and 75.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Screening Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Very Efficiently Act of 2009.

2.

Medicare coverage of ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms

(a)

In general

Section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended— (1)in subsection (s)(2)(AA), by amending clause (i) to read as follows: (i)who is at least 65 years of age and not greater than 75 years of age; ; and (2)in subsection (ww)(2), by striking subparagraph (L) and redesignating subparagraphs (M) and (N) as subparagraphs (L) and (M), respectively. (b)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2010.