,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bcb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ad1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,harper introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on ,ways 
and ,means1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 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 permit    
direct payment to pharmacies for certain
 compounded drugs that are prepared by  
the pharmacies for a specific           
beneficiary for use through an implanted
 infusion pump4  #a4 ,medicare direct   
payment to pharmacies for certain       
compounded drugs that are prepared by   
the pharmacies for a specific           
beneficiary for use through an implanted
 infusion pump  7a7 ,in general ,the    
first sentence of section #ahdb7;b77#f7 

of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #acieu7b77#f77 is amended--   
7#a7 by striking and before 7,h72 and   
7#b7 by inserting before the period at  
the end the following3 1 and 7,i7 in the
 case of covered compounded drugs that  
are prepared by a pharmacy for a        
specific individual1 are dispensed1     
directly or indirectly1 to the          
individual1 are necessary for the       
effective use of1 or therapeutic benefit
 from1 an implanted infusion pump       
7regardless of who refills the pump71   
and are billed directly by the pharmacy1
 payment shall be made to the pharmacy4 
7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by subsection 7a7 shall apply to drugs 
dispensed on or after ,january #a1      
#bjac4