,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #caga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #aj1 #bjag,mr4 
,bishop of ,michigan 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,thompson of ,california7          
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 that certain  
orthotist's and prosthetist's clinical  
notes under ,medicare be treated as part
 of the patient's medical record4  #a4  
,orthotist's and prosthetist's clinical 
notes as part of the patient's medical  
record ,section #ahcd7;h7 of the ,social
 ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#aciem7h77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following new paragraph3  7#e7  

,documentation created by orthotists and
 prosthetists ,for purposes of          
determining the reasonableness and      
medical necessity of orthotics and      
prosthetics1 documentation created by an
 orthotist or prosthetist shall be      
considered part of the patient's medical
 record to support documentation created
 by eligible professionals described in 
section #ahdh7k77#c77;,b74  4