,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfbg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #i1 #bjad ,mr4  
,posey 7for himself and ,ms4 ,wasserman 
,schultz7 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 authorize coverage of 
post-mastectomy water-resistant         
coverings if they are determined to be  
consistent with clinical protocol or    
medically necessary to reduce the risk  
of infection1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,post-,mastectomy ,infection    
,risk ,reduction ,act of #bjad4  #b4    
,medicare coverage of post-mastectomy   
water-resistant coverings if they are   

determined to be consistent with medical
 protocol or medically necessary to     
reduce the risk of infection ,section   
#ahfa7n7 of the ,social ,security ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7n77 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3 ,such  
term includes a post-mastectomy         
water-resistant covering insofar as the 
,secretary determines that such a       
covering is consistent with clinical    
protocol or is medically necessary to   
reduce the risk of infection after a    
mastectomy44