,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cgaj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #aa1       
#bjac,ms4 ,shea-,porter 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 provide   
for coverage of continuous glucose      
monitoring systems 7,,cgms7 as durable  
medical equipment under ,medicare1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,medicare
 ,,cgm ,coverage ,act4  #b4 ,medicare   
coverage of continuous glucose          
monitoring systems 7,,cgms7 as durable  
medical equipment 7,,dme7  7a7          
,effective date ,section #ahfa7n7 of the
 ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  

#aciex7n77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3 ,such term also      
includes continuous glucose monitoring  
systems 7including a transmitter1       
receiver1 sensors1 and test strips      
required for use744  7b7 ,effective date
 ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7  
shall apply to the implementation of    
monitoring systems occurring on or after
 ,january #a1 #bjae4