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HR 616 IH
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 616
To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an exemption of pharmacies and pharmacists from certain Medicare accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 21, 2009
Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. JONES, Mr. PAUL, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mrs. EMERSON, and Mr. WEXLER) 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 part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an exemption of pharmacies and pharmacists from certain Medicare accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. APPLICATION TO PHARMACIES AND PHARMACISTS OF THE ELIGIBLE PROFESSIONAL EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN MEDICARE ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS.
Section 1834(a)(20)(F)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)(20)(F)(ii)), as added by section 154(b)(1)(A) of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-275), is amended--
(1) by inserting ‘pharmacies, and pharmacists,’ after ‘eligible professionals (as defined in section 1848(k)(3)(B)),’; and
(2) by inserting ‘, pharmacies, pharmacists,’ after ‘such professionals’ each place it appears.
U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.616 as Introduced in House To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an exemption o...
