,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cdeg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ab1    
#bjbj,mr4 ,warner 7for himself and ,mr4 
,scott of ,south ,carolina7 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
 clarify congressional intent and       
preserve patient access to home infusion
 therapy under the ,medicare program1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,preserving ,patient ,access to ,home   
,infusion ,act4  #b4 ,preservation of   
patient access to home infusion therapy 
under ,medicare program  7a7 ,in general
 ,section #ahfa7;iii7 of the ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciex7iii77 is amended-- 7#a7 in       
paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by inserting and   
pharmacy services before 1 furnished in 
accordance with the plan2 and  7#b7 in  
paragraph 7#c77;,c77ii71 by inserting   

after list the following3 1 unless such 
self-administered drug or biological was
 included as a transitional home        
infusion drug 7as defined in section    
#ahcd7u77#g77;,a77iii774  7b7           
,clarification of infusion drug         
administration calendar day ,section    
#ahcd7u77#a77;,a77ii7 of the ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciem7u77#a77;,a77ii77 is amended by   
inserting after the first sentence the  
following new sentence3 ,for purposes of
 the previous sentence1 with respect to 
the furnishing of home infusion drugs to
 an individual by a qualified home      
infusion therapy supplier1 a reference  
to payment to such supplier for an      
infusion drug administration calendar   
day in the home of such individual shall
 refer to payment for the date on which 
such a drug was administered to the     
individual 7regardless of whether a     
qualified home infusion therapy supplier
 was physically present in the home of  
such individual on such date744  7c7    

,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to
 items and services furnished on or     
after ,january #a1 #bjba4