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.

Bill: 117-s-4708
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2022-08-02
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health technology, devices, supplies

Medicare
Latest action: action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-08-02
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill includes medically necessary cranial prostheses (e.g., wigs) as covered durable medical equipment under the Medicare program. </p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4708 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 2, 2022 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.

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. .