H.R. 6007 (117th Congress) — Expansion of coverage of vaccines under part B of the Medicare program
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H. R. 6007 is a bill introduced in the House of Representatives on November 17, 2021, by O’Halleran (for himself and Joyce of Pennsylvania). It would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand coverage of vaccines under part B of the Medicare program. A new clause covers, for an adult individual, any other vaccine approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration and recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, along with its administration. The text adds conforming amendments, including a waiver of the deductible, and provides that the amendments take effect on the date of enactment.
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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 6007
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the expansion
of coverage of vaccines under part B of the Medicare program, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
Mr. O’HALLERAN (for himself and Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide
for the expansion of coverage of vaccines under part
B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF COVERAGE OF VACCINES
4 UNDER PART B OF THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.
5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861(s)(10)(A) of the So-
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6 cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(10)(A)) is amend-
7 ed—
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1 (1) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘(A)’’; and
2 (2) by adding at the end the following new
3 clause:
4 ‘‘(ii) with respect to an adult indi-
5 vidual, any other vaccine (which is ap-
6 proved by the Federal Food and Drug Ad-
7 ministration) not described in clause (i)
8 that is recommended by the Advisory Com-
9 mittee on Immunization Practices and its
10 administration; and’’.
11 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
12 (1) WAIVER OF DEDUCTIBLE.—The first sen-
13 tence of section 1833(b) of the Social Security Act
14 (42 U.S.C. 1395l(b)) is amended—
15 (A) by striking ‘‘, and (12)’’ and inserting
16 ‘‘, (12)’’;
17 (B) by striking ‘‘section 1861(s)(10)(A)’’
18 and inserting ‘‘section 1861(s)(10)(A)(i)’’; and
19 (C) by inserting before the period at the
20 end the following: ‘‘, and (13) such deductible
21 shall not apply with respect to vaccines rec-
22 ommended by the Advisory Committee on Im-
23 munization Practices and their administration
24 described in section 1861(s)(10)(A)(ii)’’.
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1 (2) WAIVER OF COST-SHARING UNDER MEDI-
2 CARE ADVANTAGE.—Section 1852(a)(1)(B) of the
3 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–22(a)(1)(B)),
4 as amended by section 3713(c) of the CARES Act
5 (Public Law 116–136), is amended—
6 (A) in clause (iv)—
7 (i) by redesignating subclause (VII) as
8 subclause (VIII);
9 (ii) by inserting after subclause (VI)
10 the following new subclause:
11 ‘‘(VII) Vaccines recommended by
12 the Advisory Committee on Immuni-
13 zation Practices and their administra-
14 tion described in section
15 1861(s)(10)(A)(ii).’’; and
16 (iii) in subclause (VI), by striking
17 ‘‘section 1861(s)(10)(A)’’ and inserting
18 ‘‘section 1861(s)(10)(A)(i)’’; and
19 (B) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and (VI)’’
20 and inserting ‘‘(VI), and (VII)’’.
21 (3) INITIAL PREVENTIVE MEDICAL EXAMINA-
22 TION.—Section 1861(ww)(2)(A) of the Social Secu-
23 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(ww)(2)(A)) is amended
24 by striking ‘‘and hepatitis B vaccine’’ and inserting
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1 ‘‘COVID–19, hepatitis B, and other vaccines de-
2 scribed in section 1861(s)(10)(A)(ii)’’.
3 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
4 this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of
5 this Act.
6 (d) IMPLEMENTATION.—Notwithstanding any other
7 provision of law, the Secretary may implement the provi-
8 sions of, and the amendments made by, this section by
9 program instruction or otherwise.
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