[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5593 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5593

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for timely 
            access to post-mastectomy items under Medicare.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 24, 2010

Ms. Sutton (for herself, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, and Mr. Gene Green of 
    Texas) 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 provide for timely 
            access to post-mastectomy items under Medicare.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TIMELY ACCESS TO POST-MASTECTOMY ITEMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1834(h)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395m) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I); 
        and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(H) Special payment rule for post-mastectomy 
                external breast prosthesis garments.--Payment for post-
                mastectomy external breast prosthesis garments shall be 
                made regardless of whether such items are supplied to 
                the beneficiary prior to or after the mastectomy 
                procedure or other breast cancer surgical procedure. 
                The Secretary shall develop policies to ensure 
                appropriate beneficiary access and utilization 
                safeguards for such items supplied to a beneficiary 
                prior to the mastectomy or other breast cancer surgical 
                procedure.''
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
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