,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hfeb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bc1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,babin 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   
coverage and payment under such title   
for certain treatments for              
dialysis-related amyloidosis1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the                
,dialysis-,related ,amyloidosis         
,treatment ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,coverage
 and payment for treatments for         
dialysis-related amyloidosis under the  
,medicare program  7a7 ,coverage        
,section #ahfa7s77#b7 of the ,social    

,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciex7s77#b771 is amended-- 7#a7 in    
subparagraph 7,,gg71 by striking and at 
the end2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,,hh71  
by striking the period at the end and   
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following new subparagraph3 
7,,ii7 treatments for dialysis-related  
amyloidosis 7as defined in subsection   
7kkk774  4  7b7 ,treatments for         
dialysis-,related amyloidosis defined   
7#a7 ,in general ,section #ahfa of the  
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciex71 is amended by adding at the end
 the following new subsection3  7kkk7   
,treatments for dialysis-,related       
amyloidosis ,the term treatments for    
dialysis-related amyloidosis means any  
item or service that is furnished in a  
dialysis facility 7freestanding or      
hospital-based7 that is approved by the 
,food and ,drug ,administration for the 
treatment of dialysis-related           
amyloidosis1 and any supplies or        
services that are provided adjunct to   

and are necessary for such treatment4  4
  7#b7 ,exclusion from renal dialysis   
services ,section #ahha7;b77#ad77;,b7 of
 the ,social ,security ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #acierr7b77#ad77;,b77 is      
amended by inserting before the period  
at the end the following3 or treatments 
for dialysis-related amyloidosis 7as    
defined in section #ahfa7kkk774  7c7    
,payment ,section #ahcc7;a77#a77;,e7 of 
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aciel7a77#a77;,e77 is amended
 by inserting at the end the following3 
except for treatments for               
dialysis-related amyloidosis1 which may 
not be included as a renal dialysis     
service for purposes of payment under   
any prospective payment amount or       
comprehensive fee established under     
section #ahha1 and for which payment    
shall be made separately in the amount  
of #ajj percent of the reasonable       
charges for such items and services14   
7d7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this section shall take effect on   

the date of the enactment of this ,act4