6be
<PRE>[DOCID: f:s264is.txt]






107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 264

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand coverage of 
  bone mass measurements under part B of the medicare program to all 
             individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 6, 2001

  Ms. Snowe (for herself and Mr. Torricelli) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand coverage of 
  bone mass measurements under part B of the medicare program to all 
             individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis.

    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 ``Medicare Osteoporosis Measurement 
Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF BONE MASS MEASUREMENTS FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS AT 
              CLINICAL RISK FOR OSTEOPOROSIS.

    (a) Coverage.--Section 1861(rr)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395x(rr)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(A) an individual, including an estrogen-deficient woman, 
        at clinical risk for osteoporosis;''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
with respect to items and services furnished on or after October 1, 
2001.
                                 &lt;all&gt;

0