Home Oxygen Patient Protection Act of 2009

Home Oxygen Patient Protection Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to restore Medicare payment for the rent of oxygen and oxygen equipment.

Repeals the limitation of Medicare payment to the supplier for such equipment (including portable oxygen equipment) to 36 months of continuous use.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2373 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2373

 To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore 
 payments for home oxygen therapy through the beneficiary's period of 
                             medical need.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 12, 2009

   Mr. Price of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Shuler) 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 
 payments for home oxygen therapy through the beneficiary's period of 
                             medical need.

    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 2009''.

SEC. 2. RESTORING OXYGEN EQUIPMENT RENTAL PAYMENT UNDER MEDICARE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1834(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395m(a)(5)) 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 as of the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall 
apply to individuals receiving oxygen equipment before, on, or after 
December 31, 2005.
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