[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 129, 114th Congress, 1st Session]
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Public Law 114-40
114th Congress

An Act


 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare
beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating
devices and to remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment under
the Medicare Program with respect to speech generating
devices. <>

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 ``Steve Gleason Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. PROVIDING MEDICARE BENEFICIARY ACCESS TO EYE TRACKING
ACCESSORIES FOR SPEECH GENERATING DEVICES.

(a) In General.--Section 1861(n) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395x(n)) is amended by inserting ``and eye tracking and gaze
interaction accessories for speech generating devices furnished to
individuals with a demonstrated medical need for such accessories''
after ``appropriate organizations)''.
(b) <> Effective Date.--The amendment made
by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to devices furnished on or
after January 1, 2016.
SEC. 3. REMOVING THE RENTAL CAP FOR DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
UNDER MEDICARE WITH RESPECT TO SPEECH
GENERATING DEVICES.

Section 1834(a)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395m(a)(2)(A)) is amended--
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in clause (iii), by adding ``or'' at the end; and
(3) by inserting after clause (iii) the following new
clause:
``(iv) <>  in the case of
devices furnished on or after October 1, 2015, and
before October 1, 2018, which serves as a speech
generating device or which is an

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accessory that is needed for the individual to
effectively utilize such a device,''.

Approved July 30, 2015.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 984:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 114-178, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Ways and Means).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 161 (2015):
Apr. 22, considered and passed Senate.
July 15, considered and passed House.