S 3141 IS

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.

October 2 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 22), 2000

Ms. SNOWE introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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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