Senior Citizen Respiratory Care Preservation Act of 1997

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Senior Citizen Respiratory Care Preservation Act of 1997 - Declares that, with respect to the furnishing of an ultrasonic nebulizer, the determination of medical necessity shall be under the same terms and conditions as applied to such equipment on December 1, 1996, and the amount of payment for such equipment shall be made without respect to alternatives. Describes a nebulizer as an item of durable medical equipment: (1) for which payment may be made under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act; and (2) that for such payment purposes, as of December 1, 1996, was assigned HCPCS Code E0575.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 9 October 1997

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  Introduced in House · EN · 9 October 1997

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 9 October 1997

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