,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #aice  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #af1  
#bjad,mr4 ,thune 7for himself and ,mr4  
,moran7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend title ,,xviii of the ,social      
,security ,act to restore access to     
diabetic testing supplies for ,medicare 
beneficiaries4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,diabetic      
,testing ,supply ,access ,act of #bjad4 
#b4 ,authority for retail community     
pharmacies to deliver diabetic testing  
supplies to ,medicare beneficiaries  7a7
 ,in general ,section #ahdg7;a7 of the  
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciew-#c7;a77 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#h7 ,nothing in this section shall be  
construed as authorizing the ,secretary 
7through regulation1 guidance1          
instruction1 or otherwise7 to restrict  
or eliminate an individual's option of  

electing1 regardless of delivery method 
7except by mail and private parcel      
service71 to have diabetic testing      
supplies delivered to the individual by 
a retail community pharmacy 7as defined 
in section #aibg7k77#aj771 including a  
retail community pharmacy that contracts
 with a long-term care facility1        
assisted living facility1 group home1 or
 other type of residential setting      
recognized by the ,state4 ,this         
paragraph shall not be construed as     
changing the amount of payment made     
under this part for diabetic testing    
supplies1 but only as authorizing       
delivery of such supplies to individuals
 through retail community pharmacies4  4
  7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment    
made by subsection 7a7 shall apply to   
diabetic testing supplies delivered on  
or after the date of the enactment of   
this ,act4