,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eieb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #be1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,la,hood 7for himself1 ,mrs4  
,dingell1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,new ,york1  
and ,mr4 ,bilirakis7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and 
in addition to the ,committee on ,energy
 and ,commerce1 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 improve   
access to skilled nursing facility      
services for hemophilia patients4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,hemophilia ,,snf ,access ,act4  #b4
 ,improving access to skilled nursing   
facility services for hemophilia        
patients  7a7 ,in general ,section      
#ahhh7;e77#b77;,a77iii7 of the ,social  
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           

#acieyy7e77#b77;,a77iii77 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  7,,vi7
 ,blood clotting factors and other      
medications indicated for the treatment 
of patients with hemophilia and other   
bleeding disorders 7identified as of    
,january #a1 #bjbj1 by ,,hcpcs codes    
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as subsequently modified by the         
,secretary77 and the separate payment   
amount for items and services related to
 the furnishing of such factors under   
section #ahdb7o77#e77;,c74  4  7b7      
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
subsection 7a7 shall apply to items and 
services furnished on or after ,january 
#a1 #bjba4