HR 4571 IH

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare Program of annual screening pap smear and screening pelvic exams.

May 25, 2000

Mr. SHAW (for himself and Mrs. THURMAN) 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

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare Program of annual screening pap smear and screening pelvic exams.

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 `Providing Annual Pap Tests to Save Women's Lives Act of 2000'.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF ANNUAL SCREENING PAP SMEAR AND PELVIC EXAMS.

(a) IN GENERAL-

(1) ANNUAL SCREENING PAP SMEAR- Section 1861(nn)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(nn)(1)) is amended by striking `if the individual involved has not had such a test during the preceding 3 years, or during the preceding year in the case of a woman described in paragraph (3).' and inserting `if the woman involved has not had such a test during the preceding year.'.

(2) ANNUAL SCREENING PELVIC EXAM- Section 1861(nn)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(nn)(2)) is amended by striking `during the preceding 3 years, or during the preceding year in the case of a woman described in paragraph (3),' and inserting `during the preceding year,'.

(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Section 1861(nn) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(nn)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by subsection (a) apply to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2001.

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