[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1902 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1902

 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

                              May 9, 2013

 Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself and Ms. Moore) 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Breast Cancer Recovery Improvement 
Act''.

SEC. 2. 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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