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,r4 #cacc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #i1 #bjbc,ms4 ,*u
 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7         
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 ( #bjbc4  #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 add+ & at ! end (     
subp>agraph 7,,jj72 &  7,b7 by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,,kk7  
qualifi$ acupuncturi/ s]vices 7z def9$ 9

 subsection 7nnn77#a772  2 &  7#b7 by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  
7nnn7 ,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-- 7,a7 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        
specify2 or  7,b7 a physician :o is     
legally au?oriz$ to p]=m acupuncture z  
"p ( ! practice ( m$ic9e & surg]y by !  
,/ate 9 :i* ! physician p]=ms su*       

function or action4  ,9 specify+        
requirem5ts "u subp>agraph 7,a71 !      
,secret>y may use ! same requirem5ts z  
^? e/abli%$ by a c]tification au?ority  
describ$ 9 su* subp>agraph4  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,,kk71 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  7ix7 ,a    
qualifi$ acupuncturi/ 7z def9$ 9 section
 #ahfa7nnn77#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