Medicare Ambulance Access Preservation Act of 2011

Medicare Ambulance Access Preservation Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to increase to 6% the rate of increase in the fee schedule for ground ambulance services furnished between January 1, 2012, and January 1, 2018, in rural and urban areas.

Extends to January 1, 2018, the increase in the base rate of the fee schedule the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) is required to make for a trip in the case of ground ambulance services furnished on or after July 1, 2004, for which the transportation originates in a qualified low population density rural area.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1005 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1005

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to 
             ambulance services under the Medicare program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 10, 2011

Mr. Boustany (for himself and Mr. Neal) 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 title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to 
             ambulance services under the Medicare program.

    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 Ambulance Access 
Preservation Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. RETENTION OF ACCESS TO GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICES IN RURAL AND 
              URBAN AREAS UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

    Section 1834(l)(13)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395m(l)(13)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
        ``2012'' and inserting ``2018'';
            (2) in clause (i), by inserting ``, or 6 percent if such 
        service is furnished on or after January 1, 2012, and before 
        January 1, 2018'' after ``2012''; and
            (3) in clause (ii), by inserting ``, or 6 percent if such 
        service is furnished on or after January 1, 2012, and before 
        January 1, 2018'' after ``2012''.

SEC. 3. RETENTION OF ACCESS TO AMBULANCE SERVICES IN SUPER RURAL AREAS 
              UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

    Section 1834(l)(12)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395m(l)(12)(A)) is amended by striking ``2012'' and inserting 
``2018''.
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