Medicare CGM Coverage Act

Medicare CGM Coverage Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to cover continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (including a transmitter, receiver, sensors, and test strips required for use) as durable medical equipment (DME).

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3710 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3710

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
  of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) as durable medical 
           equipment under Medicare, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 11, 2013

 Ms. Shea-Porter 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 provide for coverage 
  of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) as durable medical 
           equipment under Medicare, and for other purposes.

    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 CGM Coverage Act''.

SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEMS 
              (CGMS) AS DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT (DME).

    (a) Effective Date.--Section 1861(n) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395x(n)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Such 
term also includes continuous glucose monitoring systems (including a 
transmitter, receiver, sensors, and test strips required for use).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to the implementation of monitoring systems occurring on or after 
January 1, 2015.
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