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H.R. 2671

Senior Citizen Respiratory Care Preservation Act of 1997

Senior Citizen Respiratory Care Preservation Act of 1997 - Declares that, with respect to the furnishing of an ultrasonic nebulizer, the determination of medical necessity shall be under the same terms and conditions as applied to such equipment on December 1, 1996, and the amount of payment for such equipment shall be made without respect to alternatives. Describes a nebulizer as an item of durable medical equipment: (1) for which payment may be made under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act; and (2) that for such payment purposes, as of December 1, 1996, was assigned HCPCS Code E0575.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4](R-NJ)Sponsor
16 cosponsors11 D5 R
16cosponsors2committees8actions
  1. CommitteeH11000

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

    Health and Environment Subcommittee
  2. CommitteeH11000

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Health Subcommittee
  3. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to House Ways and Means

    Ways and Means Committee
  4. IntroReferralH11100-A

    Referred to the Committee on 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.

  5. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to House Commerce

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  6. IntroReferralB00100

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2002-2003)

  7. IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  8. IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House