HR 2930 IH
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2930
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase medicare
payment for pap smear laboratory tests.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 23, 1999
Ms. DUNN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on 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 increase medicare
payment for pap smear laboratory tests.
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 `Women's Health Innovation Improvement Act of
1999'.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN MEDICARE PAYMENT AMOUNT FOR PAP SMEAR LABORATORY
TESTS.
(a) IN GENERAL- Section 1833(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395l(h)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(7)(A) In no case shall payment under the fee schedule established under
paragraph (1) for the laboratory test component of a diagnostic or screening
pap smear be less than $13.
`(B) Payment for a laboratory test component of a diagnostic pap smear
that is conducted using automated primary screening shall be equal to 140
percent of payment amount for such test under such fee schedule.'.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with
respect to laboratory tests furnished on or after January 1, 2000.
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