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 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1922 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 JUNE 12, 2023 Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. BOOKER, and Ms. STA- BENOW) 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 23:45 Jul 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1922.IS S1922 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 1922 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 23:45 Jul 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1922.IS S1922 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS