,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cacc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #i1 #bjbc,ms4   
,chu 7for herself and ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition  
to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1  
for a period to be subsequently         
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title ,,xviii of the ,social      
,security ,act to provide coverage for  
acupuncturist services under the        
,medicare program4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,acupuncture for ,our ,seniors ,act of  
#bjbc4  #b4 ,coverage for acupuncturist 
services under the ,medicare program    
7a7 ,in general ,section #ahfa of the   
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciex7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 
7s77#b7-- 7,a7 by adding and at the end 

of subparagraph 7,,jj72 and  7,b7 by    
adding at the end the following new     
subparagraph3  7,,kk7 qualified         
acupuncturist services 7as defined in   
subsection 7nnn77#a772  2 and  7#b7 by  
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7nnn7 ,qualified           
acupuncturist services  7#a7 ,in general
 ,the term qualified acupuncturist      
services means such services furnished  
by a qualified acupuncturist 7as defined
 in paragraph 7#b771 and such services  
and supplies furnished as an incident to
 services furnished by the qualified    
acupuncturist1 as the qualified         
acupuncturist is legally authorized to  
perform under ,state law4  7#b7         
,qualified acupuncturist defined ,for   
purposes of this subsection1 the term   
qualified acupuncturist means-- 7,a7 an 
individual who is licensed as an        
acupuncturist by a ,state or1 in the    
case of an individual in a ,state that  
does not provide for such licensure1    
meets such criteria 7such as            

certification through an appropriate    
nationally recognized certification     
authority for acupuncturists7 as the    
,secretary may specify2 or  7,b7 a      
physician who is legally authorized to  
perform acupuncture as part of the      
practice of medicine and surgery by the 
,state in which the physician performs  
such function or action4  ,in specifying
 requirements under subparagraph 7,a71  
the ,secretary may use the same         
requirements as those established by a  
certification authority described in    
such subparagraph4  4  7b7 ,payment     
rules  7#a7 ,payment under physician fee
 schedule ,section #ahdh7;j77#c7 of the 
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciew-#d7;j77#c77 is amended by        
inserting 7#b77,,kk71 before 7#c714     
7#b7 ,separate payment for services of  
institutional providers ,section        
#ahcc7;a77#b77;,b7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciel7a77#b77;,b77 is amended-- 7,a7 in
 clause 7i71 by inserting and in the    

case of qualified acupuncturist         
services1 after #aiii12  7,b7 in clause 
7ii71 by inserting or in the case of    
qualified acupuncturist services1 after 
#aiii12 and  7,c7 in clause 7iii71 by   
inserting 7other than qualified         
acupuncturist services7 after such      
services4  7#c7 ,qualified acupuncturist
 treatment as a practitioner ,section   
#ahdb7;b77#ah77;,c7 of the ,social      
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acieu7b77#ah77;,c77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following new     
clause3  7ix7 ,a qualified acupuncturist
 7as defined in section #ahfa7nnn77#b774
  4  7#d7 ,separate billing for         
acupuncturist services furnished in an  
inpatient hospital setting ,section     
#ahfa7;b77#d7 of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7b77#d77 is   
amended by inserting qualified          
acupuncturist services1 after qualified 
psychologist services14  7c7 ,effective 
date ,the amendments made by this       
section apply with respect to services  

furnished on or after the date that is  
#bgj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act4