Home Oxygen Patient Protection Act of 2006

Home Oxygen Patient Protection Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to restore Medicare treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment that existed prior to the enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.

Repeals: (1) the limitation of Medicare payment to the supplier for such equipment (including portable oxygen equipment) to 36 months of continuous use; and (2) the requirement that the equipment supplier transfer title to the individual at the end of such period, with payments continuing at specified monthly rates.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5513 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5513

 To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore 
  the Medicare treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment to that in 
     effect before enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 25, 2006

Mr. Schwarz of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Regula, 
Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Hobson, and Mr. Ryan of Ohio) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore 
  the Medicare treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment to that in 
     effect before enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.

    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 ``Home Oxygen Patient Protection Act 
of 2006''.

SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF MEDICARE TREATMENT OF OWNERSHIP OF OXYGEN 
              EQUIPMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 1834(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395m(a)(5)), as amended by section 5101(b) of the Deficit 
Reduction Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-171), is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(E), and (F)'' and 
        inserting ``and (E)''; and
            (2) by striking subparagraph (F).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on January 1, 2007, and shall apply to individuals 
receiving oxygen equipment before, on, or after December 31, 2005.
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