,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bcfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ae1 #bjba,mr4   
,burr 7= himself & ,mr4 ,b5net7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title      
,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act to   
make te*nical am5dm5ts to ! sep>ate     
paym5t "u ! ,m$ic>e program = disposable
 negative pressure w\nd !rapy devices4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,bett] ,w\nd ,c>e at ,home ,act4  #b4 
,te*nical am5dm5ts to m$ic>e sep>ate    
paym5t = disposable negative pressure   
w\nd !rapy devices  7a7 ,9 g5]al        
,section #ahcd7s7 ( ! ,social ,security 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciem7s77 is       
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new s5t5ce3 ,effective z
 ( ,janu>y #a1 #bjbb1 su* sep>ate paym5t
 %all be a national paym5t rate e/abli%$
 ea* ye> = ! applicable disposable      
device itself1 & n = ! relat$           
pr(essional s]vices or home visit to    

furni% ! device1 & %all be made "u !    
prospective paym5t sy/em e/abli%$ "u    
section #ahie1 z an add-on paym5t = !   
device 9 addition to o!r paym5ts        
available to a home heal? ag5cy "u su*  
section42  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+ new s5t5ces3 ,9      
calculat+ ! sep>ate paym5t am\nt =      
applicable disposable devices 9 a giv5  
ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all assume no facility
 level adju/m5ts are appli$ & ! wage    
adju/m5t factor %all be #a4j1 reg>dless 
( ! wage adju/m5t factor t w\ld o!rwise 
apply "u section #ahcc7t74 ,! sep>ate   
paym5t = ! applicable disposable device 
%all be made "u ! prospective paym5t    
sy/em e/abli%$ "u section #ahie1 & no?+ 
9 ?is p>agraph %all be con/ru$ to       
au?orize ! sep>ate paym5t = ! applicable
 disposable device to be "u a diff]5t   
paym5t sy/em42 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#d7            
,implem5tation ,z "p ( submitt+ claims  
eligible = or relat$ to ! sep>ate add-on
 paym5t e/abli%$ "u ?is subsection1 !   

,secret>y %all accept & process claims  
submitt$ us+ ! type ( bill t is mo/     
commonly us$ by home heal? ag5cies to   
bill s]vices "u a home heal? plan ( c>e1
 & ! ,secret>y %all n require home heal?
 ag5cies to acc\nt = ! "t sp5t apply+ ! 
applicable disposable device sep>ately f
 ! "t sp5t treat+ o!r conditions or to  
submit claims = paym5t "u a paym5t sy/em
 o!r ?an ! prospective paym5t sy/em     
e/abli%$ "u section #ahie4 ,not)/&+ any 
o!r provision ( law1 ! ,secret>y may    
implem5t ?is subsection by program      
in/ruction or o!rwise4  4