,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cgii  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ai1         
#bjac,mr4 ,gibson introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !    
,committees on ,ways & ,means &         
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 = a p]iod  
to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 
9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*         
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d  
title ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 to provide = cov]age ( qualifi$        
acupuncturi/ s]vices "u "p ,b ( !       
,m$ic>e ,program1 & to am5d title #e1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to provide =       
cov]age ( su* s]vices "u ! ,f$]al       
,employees ,heal? ,b5efits ,program4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,f$]al ,acupuncture ,cov]age ,act (   
#bjac4  #b4 ,cov]age ( acupuncturi/     
s]vices "u ,m$ic>e  7a7 ,9 g5]al        
,section #ahfa7s77#b7 ( ! ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           

#aciex7s77#b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ 
& at ! end ( subp>agraph 7,,ee72  7#b7  
by ins]t+ & at ! end ( subp>agraph      
7,,ff72 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,,gg7 qualifi$
 acupuncturi/ s]vices 7z def9$ 9        
subsection 7iii772  4  7b7 ,s]vices     
describ$ ,section #ahfa ( ! ,social     
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7 is
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new    
subsection3  7iii7 ,qualifi$            
acupuncturi/ s]vices  7#a7 ,! t]m       
qualifi$ acupuncturi/ s]vices means su* 
s]vices furni%$ by a qualifi$           
acupuncturi/ 7z def9$ 9 p>agraph 7#b77 &
 su* s]vices & supplies furni%$ z an    
incid5t to s]vices furni%$ by ! qualifi$
 acupuncturi/ :i* ! qualifi$            
acupuncturi/ is legally au?oriz$ to p]=m
 "u ,/ate law 7or ! ,/ate regulatory    
me*anism provid$ by ,/ate law74  7#b7 ,!
 t]m qualifi$ acupuncturi/ means an     
individual :o has be5 c]tifi$1 lic5s$1  
or regi/]$ z an acupuncturi/ by a ,/ate 
7or ! ,/ate regulatory me*anism provid$ 

by ,/ate law74  4  7c7 ,paym5t rules    
7#a7 ,det]m9ation ( am\nt ( paym5t      
,section #ahcc7;a77#a7 ( ! ,social      
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciel7a77#a77 is am5d$-- 7,a7 by /rik+ 
& be=e 7,z72 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ be=e !   
semicolon at ! end ! foll[+3 1 & 7,,aa7 
) respect to qualifi$ acupuncturi/      
s]vices describ$ 9 section              
#ahfa7s77#b77;,,gg771 ! am\nts paid %all
 be ! am\nt det]m9$ by a fee s*$ule     
e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y = purposes ( ?is
 clause 7b 9 no ev5t %all su* am\nt     
exce$ ! fee s*$ule am\nt provid$ "u     
section #ahdh = ! same s]vice p]=m$ by a
 physician724  7#b7 ,sep>ate paym5t =   
s]vices ( in/itutional provid]s ,section
 #ahcc7;a77#b77;,b7 ( su* ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #aciel7a77#b77;,b77 is am5d$1 
9 clauses 7i7 & 7ii71 by ins]t+ & 9 !   
case ( qualifi$ acupuncturi/ s]vices    
furni%$ at any "t aft] #aiii1 ea* place 
x appe>s4  7d7 ,effective date ,!       
am5dm5ts made by ?is section apply to   
s]vices furni%$ on or aft] ,janu>y #a1  

#bjad4  #c4 ,cov]age ( acupuncturi/     
s]vices "u ,f$]al employees heal? b5efit
 plans  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section           
#hijb7k77#a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ acupuncturi/1 
aft] nurse midwife1 ea* place x appe>s4 
7b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by  
?is section applies to s]vices provid$  
on or aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjad4