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.

Bill: 115-hr-2925
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
Introduced: 2017-06-15
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health technology, devices, supplies

Medicare
Latest action: action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-06-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover medically necessary cranial prostheses (e.g., wigs) as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2925 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 15, 2017 Mr. McGovern introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 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 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.

1. Providing coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program Section 1861(n) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(n) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: Such term also includes cranial prostheses furnished to an individual, but only where the dermatologist, oncologist, or attending physician of the individual certifies in writing the medical necessity of such prostheses as part of a proposed course of rehabilitative treatment. .