,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abbc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bi1    
#bjai,mr4 ,casey 7for himself and ,mr4  
,portman7 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 provide for the       
non-application of ,medicare competitive
 acquisition rates to complex           
rehabilitative wheelchairs and          
accessories4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,protecting    
,beneficiary ,access to ,complex ,rehab 
,technology ,act of #bjai4  #b4         
,clarifying non-application of ,medicare
 competitive acquisition rates to       
complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and  
accessories ,section #ahcd7;a77#a77;,f7 
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #aciem7a77#a77;,f77 is        
amended--  7#a7 in clause 7ii71 by      
striking at the end and2  7#b7 in clause
 7iii71 by striking at the end the      

period and inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by
 adding at the end the following new    
clause3  7iv7 in the case of covered    
items furnished on or after ,july #a1   
#bjai1 the ,secretary shall not apply   
this subparagraph or any other provision
 of this title to use information from  
the competitive acquisition program to  
determine payment amounts for items     
excluded from such competitive          
acquisition program1 including all      
complex rehabilitative manual and power 
wheelchairs classified by the ,secretary
 as of ,january #a1 #bjae1 and1 without 
limitation1 any wheelchair accessory1   
cushion1 or back when furnished in      
connection with a complex rehabilitative
 manual or power wheelchair4  4