House of Representitives Bill 3292
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COSPONSOR(S):
Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. FILNER, Mr. DEFAZIO, and Mr. DELLUMS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means and Government Reform and Oversight, 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
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of qualified acupuncturist services under part B of the Medicare Program, and to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for coverage of such services under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
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 `Federal Acupuncture Coverage Act of 1996'.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF ACUPUNCTURIST SERVICES UNDER MEDICARE.
(a) IN GENERAL- Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended--
(1) by striking `and' at the end of subparagraphs (N) and (O); and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (O) the following new subparagraph:
`(P) qualified acupuncturist services (as defined in subsection (oo)); and'.(b) PAYMENT RULES-
(1) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF PAYMENT- Section 1833(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)) is amended--(A) by striking `and' before `(P)', and(B) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the following: `, and (Q) with respect to qualified acupuncturist services described in section 1861(s)(2)(P), the amounts paid shall be the amount determined by a fee schedule established by the Secretary for purposes of this subparagraph (but in no event shall such amount exceed 65 percent of the fee schedule amount provided under section 1848 for the same service performed by a physician);'.
(2) SEPARATE PAYMENT FOR SERVICES OF INSTITUTIONAL PROVIDERS- Section 1832(a)(2)(B)(iii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395k(a)(2)(B)(iii)) is amended--
(A) by striking `and services' and inserting `services'; and(B) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the following: `, and qualified acupuncturist services described in section 1861(s)(2)(P);'.
(c) SERVICES DESCRIBED- Section 1861 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`Qualified Acupuncturist Services
`(oo)(1) The term `qualified acupuncturist services' means such services furnished by a qualified acupuncturist (as defined in paragraph (2)) and such services and supplies furnished as an incident to services furnished by the qualified acupuncturist which the qualified acupuncturist is legally authorized to perform under State law (or the State regulatory mechanism provided by State law).SEC. 3. COVERAGE OF ACUPUNCTURIST SERVICES UNDER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS.`(2) The term `qualified acupuncturist' means an individual who has been certified, licensed, or registered as an acupuncturist by a State (or the State regulatory mechanism provided by State law).'.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this section shall apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 1997.
(a) IN GENERAL- Section 8902(k)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting `acupuncturist,' after `nurse midwife,' each place it appears. (b) APPLICABILITY- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to services provided after December 31, 1996.
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