PROPERTYOF NOV20 REC'D ji HCFALIBRARY 105thcongress S.292 1stSession ToamendtitleXVIIIoftheSocialSecurityActtoprovideforcoverage ofcertainambulanceservices. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February10,1997 Mr.Wellstoneintroducedthefollowingbill;whichwasreadtwiceand referredtotheCommitteeonFinance A BILL ToamendtitleXVIHoftheSocialSecurityActtoprovide forcoverageofcertainambulanceservices. 1 BeitenactedhytheSenateandHouseofRepresenta- 2 tivesoftheUnitedStatesofAmericainCongressassembled, 3 SECTION1.SHORTTITLE. 4 This Act maybe cited as the ''Ambulance Services 5 Actof1997". 6 SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF CERTAIN AMBULANCE 7 SERVICES. — 8 (a)Coverage. Section1861(s)(7)oftheSocialSe- 9 curityAct(42U.S.C. 1395x(s)(7))isamendedbystriking 10 "reg;ulations;" and inserting "regulations, except that 2 3 flOTS OOQlflaifl E 1 suchregulationsshallnotfailtotreatambulanceservices 2 asmedicalandotherhealthservicessolelybecause,inthe 3 case ofan emergency, the individual is transportedto a 4 clinicortoanambulatorysurgicalcenter;". — 5 (b) Effective Date. The amendment made by 6 subsection (a) shall applyto items and services provided 7 onorafterthedateofenactmentofthisAct. O >S292IS