[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3663 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3663

 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 2009

 Mr. Space (for himself, Mr. Terry, Mr. Berry, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Moran 
 of Kansas, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Doggett, and Mr. Pomeroy) 
 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 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).
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