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,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !      
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to 
e/abli% a program to reimburse heal? c>e
 provid]s = furni%+ rabies po/exposure  
prophylaxis to un9sur$ individuals4  #a4
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,act4  #b4 ,requir+ ! ,secret>y ( ,heal?
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to reimburse heal? c>e provid]s =       
furni%+ rabies po/exposure prophylaxis  
to un9sur$ individuals  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
%all e/abli% a program "u :i*--  7#a7   
program-regi/]$ provid]s submit claims  
to ! ,secret>y ) respect to ! furni%+ ( 
m$ically necess>y rabies po/exposure    
prohylaxis to un9sur$ individuals2 &    
7#b7 ! ,secret>y1 subject to !          
availability ( appropriations1 pays ea* 

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det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,secret>y4  7b7
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,program-regi/]$ provid] ,! t]m         
program-regi/]$ provid] means a heal?   
c>e provid] t--  7,a7 is lic5s$ or      
o!rwise au?oriz$ to furni% rabies       
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,secret>y "u :i* ! provid] agrees--  7i7
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= ! co/ ( rabies po/exposure prophylaxis
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subsection 7a77#b72 &  7ii7 to limit any
 *>ge to su* individual = ! adm9i/ration
 ( su* prophylaxis ) respect to :i* su* 
a paym5t is s made to an am\nt specifi$ 
by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7 ,rabies           
po/exposure prohylaxis ,! t]m rabies    
po/exposure prophylaxis means human     
rabies immune globul9 & rabies vacc9e   
doses1 or any o!r treatm5t specifi$ by !
 ,secret>y1 furni%$ 9 accordance )      

guidel9es specifi$ by ! ,secret>y to an 
individual :o has be5 pot5tially expos$ 
to ! rabies virus to prev5t ! occurr5ce 
( rabies4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m        
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &  
,human ,s]vices4  7#d7 ,un9sur$         
individual ,! t]m un9sur$ individual    
means1 ) respect to an individual       
furni%$ rabies po/exposure prohylaxis1  
an individual :o-- 7,a7 is n enroll$ 9--
  7i7 a ,f$]al heal? c>e program 7z     
def9$ 9 section #aabh;,b7f7 ( ! ,social 
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acbj;a-#g;b7f7772  7ii7 a gr\p heal?   
plan or heal? insurance cov]age (f]$ by 
a heal? insurance issu] 9 ! gr\p or     
individual m>ket 7z su* t]ms are def9$ 9
 section #bgia ( ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#cjj;gg-#ia772 or  7iii7 a heal? plan   
(f]$ "u *apt] #hi ( title #e1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code2 or  7,b7 is enroll$ 9 a   
program1 plan1 or cov]age describ$ 9    
subp>agraph 7,a7 t does n provide any   
b5efits = su* prophylaxis "u su*        

program1 plan1 or cov]age 7z            
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