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Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco
Cessation Promotion Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF COUNSELING FOR CESSATION OF TOBACCO USE.

(a) Coverage.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)), as amended by section 105(a) of the Medicare,
Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (as
enacted into law by section 1(a)(6) of Public Law 106-554), is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (U), by striking ''and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (V), by inserting ''and'' at the end;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
''(W) counseling for cessation of tobacco use (as defined
in subsection (ww));''.
(b) Services Described.--Section 1861 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395x), as amended by section 105(b) of the Medicare,
Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (as
enacted into law by section 1(a)(6) of Public Law 106-554), is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:

''Counseling for Cessation of Tobacco Use

''(ww) The term 'counseling for cessation of tobacco use' means the
following:
''(1)(A) Counseling for cessation of tobacco use for
individuals who have a history of tobacco use.
''(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term
'counseling for cessation of tobacco use' means diagnostic,
therapy, and counseling services for cessation of tobacco use
which are furnished--
''(i) by or under the supervision of a physician;
or
''(ii) by any other health care professional who is
legally authorized to furnish such services under State
law (or the State regulatory mechanism provided by
State law) of the State in which the services are
furnished,
as would otherwise be covered if furnished by a physician or as
an incident to a physician's professional service.
''(C) The term 'counseling for cessation of tobacco use'
does not include coverage for drugs or biologicals that are not
otherwise covered under this title.''.
(c) Payment and Elimination of Cost-Sharing for Counseling for
Cessation of Tobacco Use.--
(1) Payment and elimination of coinsurance.--Section
1833(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)),
as amended by section 223(c) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and
SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (as
enacted into law by section 1(a)(6) of Public Law 106-554), is
amended--
(A) by striking ''and'' before ''(U)''; and
(B) by inserting before the semicolon at the end
the following: '', and (V) with respect to counseling
for cessation of tobacco use (as defined in section
1861(ww)), the amount paid shall be 100 percent of the
lesser of the actual charge for the service or the
amount determined by a fee schedule established by the
Secretary for each service''.
(2) Elimination of coinsurance in outpatient hospital
settings.--The third sentence of section 1866(a)(2)(A) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc(a)(2)(A)) is amended by
inserting after ''1861(s)(10)(A)'' the following: '', with
respect to counseling for cessation of tobacco use (as defined
in section 1861(ww)),''.
(3) Elimination of deductible.--The first sentence of
section 1833(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(b))
is amended--
(A) by striking ''and'' before ''(6)''; and
(B) by inserting before the period the following:
'', and (7) such deductible shall not apply with
respect to counseling for cessation of tobacco use (as
defined in section 1861(ww))''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to services furnished on or after the date that is 1 year after
the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. PROMOTING CESSATION OF TOBACCO USE UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

(a) Dropping Exception From Medicaid Prescription Drug Coverage for
Tobacco Cessation Medications.--Section 1927(d)(2) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-8(d)(2)) is amended--
(1) by striking subparagraph (E);
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (J) as
subparagraphs (E) through (I), respectively; and
(3) in subparagraph (F) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)),
by inserting before the period at the end the following:
''except agents approved by the Food and Drug Administration
for purposes of promoting, and when used to promote, tobacco
cessation''.
(b) Requiring Coverage of Tobacco Cessation Counseling Services for
Pregnant Women.--Section 1902(e)(5) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396a(e)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ''Such medical assistance shall include counseling for
cessation of tobacco use (as defined in section 1861(ww)).''.
(c) Removal of Cost-Sharing for Tobacco Cessation Counseling
Services for Pregnant Women.--Section 1916 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1396o) is amended, in each of subsections (a)(2)(B) and
(b)(2)(B), by inserting '', and counseling for cessation of tobacco use
(as defined in section 1861(ww))'' after ''complicate the pregnancy''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to services furnished on or after the date that is 1 year after
the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. PROMOTING CESSATION OF TOBACCO USE UNDER THE MATERNAL AND CHILD
HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

(a) Quality Maternal and Child Health Services Includes Tobacco
Cessation Counseling and Medications.--Section 501 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
''(c) For purposes of this title, the term 'maternal and child
health services' includes counseling for cessation of tobacco use (as
defined in section 1861(ww)), any drug or biological used to promote
tobacco cessation, and any health promotion counseling that includes an
antitobacco use message.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act.
Output:
Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco Cessation Promotion Act of 2001 - Amends titles V (Maternal and Child Health Services), XVIII (Medicare), and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of counseling for cessation of tobacco use under the Maternal and Child Health Services, Medicare, and Medicaid programs.