Medicare Independent Living Act of 2006

Medicare Independent Living Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the in-the-home restriction for Medicare coverage of mobility devices for individuals with expected long-term needs. Deems such devices to be durable medical equipment (DME) if they are used in customary settings for the purpose of normal domestic, vocational, or community activities.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3677 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3677

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the in the 
    home restriction for Medicare coverage of mobility devices for 
               individuals with expected long-term needs.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 17, 2006

 Mr. Bingaman (for himself, Mr. Santorum, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Akaka, Mr. 
  Jeffords, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Lieberman) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                                Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the in the 
    home restriction for Medicare coverage of mobility devices for 
               individuals with expected long-term needs.

    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 Independent Living Act of 
2006''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF IN THE HOME RESTRICTION FOR MEDICARE COVERAGE OF 
              MOBILITY DEVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH EXPECTED LONG-TERM 
              NEEDS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1861(n) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395x(n) is amended by inserting ``or, in the case of a mobility 
device required by an individual with expected long-term need, used in 
customary settings for the purpose of normal domestic, vocational, or 
community activities'' after ``1819(a)(1))''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to items furnished on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
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