A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

II 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 2633 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES OCTOBER 17, 2019 Mr. BLUMENTHAL introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. PROVIDING COVERAGE FOR WIGS AS DURABLE 3 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT UNDER THE MEDI- 4 CARE PROGRAM. 5 Section 1861(n) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 6 1395x(n)) is amended by adding at the end the following 7 new sentence: ‘‘Such term also includes cranial prostheses 8 furnished to an individual, but only where the dermatolo- 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:10 Oct 22, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2633.IS S2633 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •S 2633 IS gist, oncologist, or attending physician of the individual 1 certifies in writing the medical necessity of such pros- 2 theses as part of a proposed course of rehabilitative treat- 3 ment.’’. 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:10 Oct 22, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S2633.IS S2633 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS