PROPERTY OF NOV 1 5 REC'D HCFA LIBRARY 104th congress H. R. 166 1st Session To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide payment for dental services under part B of the medicare program. IN TliE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 4, 1995 Mrs. Collins of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by tlie Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris- diction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide B payment for dental services under part of the medicare program. 1 Be it enacted hy the Senate and House ofRepresenta- 2 tives ofthe United States ofAmerica in Congress assembled, 3 SECTION 1. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF DENTAL SERVICES. — 4 (a) In General. Section 1861(s) of the Social Se- 5 curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)) is amended— 6 (1) by inserting "(including dentures)" after 7 "prosthetic devices" in paragraph (8) and striking . 2 1 "internal body" and "(other than dental)" in such 2 paragraph; 3 (2) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph 4 (12); 5 (3) by striking the period at the end of para- 6 graph (14) and inserting "; and"; 7 (4) by inserting after paragraph (14) the fol- 8 lowing new paragraph: 9 "(15) services furnished in connection with the 10 care, treatment, filling, removal, or replacement of 11 teeth or structures directly supporting teeth."; and 12 (5) by redesignating paragraphs (15) and (16) 13 as paragraphs (16) and (17), respectively. — 14 (b) Repeal of Ground for Exclusion. Section 15 1862(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y) is amended by 16 striking paragraph (12) — 17 (c) Conforming Amendments. Sections 1864(a), 18 1865(a), 1902(a)(9)(C), and 1915(a)(l)(B)(ii)(I) of such 19 Act (42 U.S.C. 1395aa(a), 1395bb(a), 1396a(a)(9)(C), 20 1396n(a)(l)(B)(ii)(I)) are each amended by striking 21 "paragraphs (15) and (16)" and inserting "paragraphs 22 (16) and (17)". 23 SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 24 The amendments made by the first section of this Act 25 shaU be applicable with respect to services furnished on •HR 166 IH 3 1 or after the first day of the first calendar month which 2 begins more than sixty days after the date on which this 3 Act is enacted. o m •HR 166 ens LIBRdRV amS DDDlflE31