,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dhjc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bi1 #bjba,ms4  
,*u 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 = acupuncturi/ s]vices  
"u ! ,m$ic>e program4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,acupuncture =
 ,our ,s5iors ,act ( #bjba4  #b4        
,cov]age = acupuncturi/ s]vices "u !    
,m$ic>e program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section  
#ahfa ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9     
subsection 7s77#b7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ & at 
! end ( subp>agraph 7,,gg72  7,b7 by    
add+ & at ! end ( subp>agraph 7,,hh72 & 
7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
subp>agraph3  7,,ii7 qualifi$           

acupuncturi/ s]vices 7z def9$ 9         
subsection 7lll77#a772  2 &  7#b7 by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  
7lll7 ,qualifi$ acupuncturi/ s]vices    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m qualifi$           
acupuncturi/ s]vices means su* s]vices  
furni%$ by a qualifi$ acupuncturi/ 7z   
def9$ 9 p>agraph 7#b771 & su* s]vices & 
supplies furni%$ z an incid5t to s]vices
 furni%$ by ! qualifi$ acupuncturi/1 z !
 qualifi$ acupuncturi/ is legally       
au?oriz$ to p]=m "u ,/ate law4  7#b7    
,qualifi$ acupuncturi/ def9$ ,= purposes
 ( ?is subsection1 ! t]m qualifi$       
acupuncturi/ means an individual :o is  
lic5s$ z an acupuncturi/ by a ,/ate or1 
9 ! case ( an individual 9 a ,/ate t    
does n provide = su* lic5sure1 meets su*
 crit]ia 7su* z c]tification ?r\gh an   
appropriate nationally recogniz$        
c]tification au?ority = acupuncturi/s7 z
 ! ,secret>y may specify4 ,9 specify+   
su* requirem5ts1 ! ,secret>y may use !  
same requirem5ts z ^? e/abli%$ by su* a 
c]tification au?ority4  4  7b7 ,paym5t  

rules  7#a7 ,paym5t "u physician fee    
s*$ule ,section #ahdh7;j77#c7 ( !       
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciew-#d7;j77#c77 is am5d$ by ins]t+   
7#b77;,,gg71 be=e 7#c714  7#b7 ,sep>ate 
paym5t = s]vices ( in/itutional provid]s
 ,section #ahcc7;a77#b77;,b7 ( ! ,social
 ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#aciel7a77#b77;,b77 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9   
clause 7i71 by ins]t+ & 9 ! case (      
qualifi$ acupuncturi/ s]vices1 aft]     
#aiii12  7,b7 9 clause 7ii71 by ins]t+  
or 9 ! case ( qualifi$ acupuncturi/     
s]vices1 aft] #aiii12 &  7,c7 9 clause  
7iii71 by ins]t+ 7o!r ?an qualifi$      
acupuncturi/ s]vices7 aft] su* s]vices4 
7#c7 ,qualifi$ acupuncturi/ treatm5t z a
 practition] ,section                   
#ahdb7;b77#ah77;,c7 ( ! ,social         
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acieu7b77#ah77;,c77 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new clause3  7vii7 ,a   
qualifi$ acupuncturi/ 7z def9$ 9 section
 #ahfa7lll77#b774  4  7#d7 ,sep>ate     
bill+ = acupuncturi/ s]vices furni%$ 9  

an inpati5t hospital sett+ ,section     
#ahfa7;b77#d7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7b77#d77 is am5d$ 
by ins]t+ qualifi$ acupuncturi/ s]vices1
 aft] qualifi$ psy*ologi/ s]vices14  7c7
 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is
 section apply ) respect to s]vices     
furni%$ on or aft] ! date t is #bgj days
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4