[History of Bills, Volume 155 (2009)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
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H.R. 2479--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
modify the designation of accreditation organizations for
prosthetic devices and orthotics and prosthetics, to apply
accreditation and licensure requirements to such devices and items
for purposes of payment under the Medicare Program, and to modify
the payment rules for such devices and items under such program to
account for practitioner qualifications and complexity of care; 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.
By Ms. BERKLEY, H5790 [19MY]
Cosponsors added, H6015 [21MY], H6807 [15JN]