A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit a Medicare beneficiary to elect to take ownership, or to decline ownership, of a certain item of complex durable medical equipment after the 13-month capped rental period ends.

Summary

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permit a Medicare beneficiary to elect to take, or decline to take, ownership of a Group 3 Support Surface item of complex durable medical equipment (DME) after the 13-month capped rental period ends.

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Timeline

1. 23 April 2009

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 23 April 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 23 April 2009 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 23 April 2009

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 23 April 2009

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] · D · Sponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

Related records

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