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,alabama7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,ways & ,means1 = 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 "u ! ,m$ic>e program (
 digital ret9al imag+ ) remote          
int]pretation4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,diabetic ,vision  
,loss & ,bl9dness ,prev5tion ,act (     
#bjah4  #b4 ,m$ic>e cov]age ( digital   
ret9al imag+ ) remote int]pretation  7a7
 ,cov]age ,section #ahfa ( ! ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7 is
 am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7s77#b7--   
7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,,ff71 by /rik+ & at
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add+ & at ! end2 &  7,c7 by ins]t+ aft] 
subp>agraph 7,,gg7 ! foll[+ new         
subp>agraph3  7,,hh7 digital ret9al     
imag+ ) remote int]pretation 7z def9$ 9 
subsection 7jjj772  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7jjj7  
,digital ,ret9al ,imag+ ) ,remote       
,int]pretation ,! t]m digital ret9al    
imag+ ) remote int]pretation means an   
exam = ! purpose ( e>ly detection or    
assessm5t ( diabetic ret9opa?y t-- 7#a7 
is provid$ n m frequ5tly ?an on an      
annual basis to an individual :o has be5
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7,b7 is n kn[n to h worse ?an mild      
non-prolif]ative diabetic ret9opa?y     
7,,etdrs level #ce72  7#b7 is provid$ by
 or "u ! sup]vision ( a prim>y c>e      
practition] 7z def9$ 9 section #ahcc7x77
 or bo>d-c]tifi$ endocr9ologi/2  7#c7   
utilizes a ret9al cam]a ) optical       
resolution compliant ) ! ,int]national  
,organization = ,/&>dization ,,iso      
#ajidj to take digital images (         

/ructures beh9d ! l5s ( ! eye1 su* z !  
ret9a1 *oroid & optic n]ve2 &  7#d7     
involves ! electronic transmission ( su*
 images = evaluation = diabetic         
ret9opa?y & o!r diseases ( ! eye by a   
bo>d-c]tifi$1 ,/ate-lic5s$              
oph?almologi/4  4  7b7 ,paym5t ,not)/&+ 
section #ahcd7m7 ( ! ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciem7m77-- 7#a7   
paym5t %all be made pursuant to !       
am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 =       
digital ret9al imag+ ) remote           
int]pretation "u ,,cpt code #ibbej2 &   
7#b7 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human      
,s]vices %all e/abli% a national m9imum 
paym5t am\nt = ,,cpt code #ibbej & any  
successor to su* codes t is n less ?an !
 reimbursem5t rate 9 effect = su* code  
7or pr$ecessor code7 on ,decemb] #ca1   
#bjag4