[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2443 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2443

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to 
             ambulance services under the Medicare Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 14, 2009

  Mr. Neal of Massachusetts 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 title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to 
             ambulance services 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 ``Medicare Ambulance Access 
Preservation Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. PERMANENT RETENTION TO ACCESS TO GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICES IN 
              RURAL AND URBAN AREAS UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

    Section 1834(l)(13) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395m(l)(13)) is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``Temporary''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
                ``and before January 1, 2010'';
                    (B) in clause (i), by inserting ``, or 6 percent if 
                such service is furnished on or after January 1, 2010'' 
                after ``2010''; and
                    (C) in clause (ii), by inserting ``, or 6 percent 
                if such service is furnished on or after January 1, 
                2010'' after ``2010''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end the following 
        new sentence: ``The preceding sentence shall not apply to 
        payments for services furnished on or after January 1, 2010.''

SEC. 3. PERMANENT RETENTION TO ACCESS TO AMBULANCE SERVICES IN SUPER 
              RURAL AREAS UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

    Section 1834(l)(12)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395m(l)(12)(A)) is amended by striking ``and before January 1, 
2010,''.
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