[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[H.R. 3663 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.3663

                      One Hundred Eleventh Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
             the sixth day of January, two thousand and nine


                                 An Act


 
  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to delay the date on 
 which the accreditation requirement under the Medicare Program applies 
     to suppliers of durable medical equipment that are pharmacies.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF MEDICARE DME ACCREDITATION DEADLINE FOR CERTAIN 
PHARMACIES.
    (a) In General.--Section 1834(a)(20)(F)(i) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)(20)(F)(i)) is amended by inserting before the 
semicolon the following: ``, except that the Secretary shall not 
require under this clause pharmacies to obtain such accreditation 
before January 1, 2010''.
    (b) Construction.--Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed as 
affecting the application of an accreditation requirement for 
pharmacies to qualify for bidding in a competitive acquisition area 
under section 1847 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-3).

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.