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HR 1213 IH
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1213
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide that the Medicare initial preventive physical examination not be required for a referral with respect to ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms and to provide for such screening with respect to at-risk Medicare beneficiaries between the ages of 65 and 75.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 26, 2009
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. ORTIZ, and Mrs. BONO MACK) 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
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide that the Medicare initial preventive physical examination not be required for a referral with respect to ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms and to provide for such screening with respect to at-risk Medicare beneficiaries between the ages of 65 and 75.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF ULTRASOUND SCREENING FOR ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS.
(a) In General- Section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended--
(1) in subsection (s)(2)(AA), by amending clause (i) to read as follows:
(2) in subsection (ww)(2), by striking subparagraph (L) and redesignating subparagraphs (M) and (N) as subparagraphs (L) and (M), respectively.
(b) Effective Date- The amendments made by this section shall apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2010.
U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.1213 as Introduced in House Screening Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Very Efficiently Act of 2009
