[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1186 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1186

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the in the 
    home restriction for Medicare coverage of mobility devices for 
               individuals with expected long-term needs.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 4, 2009

Mr. Bingaman (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Harkin) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                          Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the in the 
    home restriction for Medicare coverage of mobility devices for 
               individuals with expected long-term needs.

    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 Independent Living Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF IN THE HOME RESTRICTION FOR MEDICARE COVERAGE OF 
              MOBILITY DEVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH EXPECTED LONG-TERM 
              NEEDS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1861(n) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395x(n)) is amended by inserting ``or, in the case of a 
mobility device required by an individual with expected long-term need, 
used in customary settings for the purpose of normal domestic, 
vocational, or community activities'' after ``1819(a)(1))''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to items furnished on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
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