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[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5074 Introduced in House (IH)]

106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5074

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for State 
 accreditation of diabetes self-management training programs under the 
                           Medicare Program.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 27, 2000

 Mr. Nethercutt (for himself and Ms. DeGette) 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 the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL

 
 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for State 
 accreditation of diabetes self-management training programs under the 
                           Medicare Program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION. 1. STATE ACCREDITATION OF DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT TRAINING 
              PROGRAMS.

    Section 1861(qq)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395xx(qq)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 
        ``paragraph (1)--'' and inserting ``paragraph (1):'';
            (2) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by striking ``a `certified provider''' and 
                inserting ``A `certified provider'''; and
                    (B) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a period; 
                and
            (3) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) by striking ``a physician, or such other 
                individual'' and inserting ``(i) A physician, or such 
                other individual'';
                    (B) by inserting ``(I)'' before ``meets applicable 
                standards'';
                    (C) by inserting ``(II)'' before ``is recognized'';
                    (D) by inserting ``, or by a program described in 
                clause (ii),'' after ``recognized by an organization 
                that represents individuals (including individuals 
                under this title) with diabetes''; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(ii) Notwithstanding any reference to `a national 
        accreditation body' in section 1865(b), for purposes of clause 
        (i), a program described in this clause is a program operated 
        by a State for the purposes of accrediting diabetes self-
        management training programs, if the Secretary determines that 
        such State program has established quality standards that meet 
        or exceed the standards established by the Secretary under 
        clause (i) or the standards originally established by the 
        National Diabetes Advisory Board and subsequently revised as 
        described in clause (i).''.
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