,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ecig  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ab1 #bjbc  
,mr4 ,fitzpatrick 7= himself & ,mr4     
,dunn ( ,florida7 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 ( ext]nal infusion  
pumps & non-self-adm9i/rable home       
infusion drugs "u ! ,m$ic>e program4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,joe ,fi&ra ,access to ,home ,infusion
 ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,m$ic>e cov]age (   
ext]nal infusion pumps &                
non-self-adm9i/rable home infusion drugs
  7a7 ,cl>ify+ appropriate = use 9 !    
home crit]ia = ,,dme def9ition ,section 
#ahfa7n7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7n77 is am5d$ by add+  

at ! end ! foll[+ new s5t5ce3  ,an      
ext]nal infusion pump & associat$       
infusion drug or o!r associat$ supplies 
%all be treat$ z meet+ ! appropriate =  
use 9 ! home requirem5t appli$ to !     
def9ition ( durable m$ical equipm5t "u  
section #dad4bjb ( title #db1 ,code (   
,f$]al ,regulations 7or any successor to
 su* regulation7 & %all be cov]$ z      
durable m$ical equipm5t "u ?is title if 
ea* ( ! foll[+ crit]ia 7z describ$ 9 !  
,notice ( ,propos$ ,rulemak+ titl$      
,exp&$ ,classification ( ,ext]nal       
,infusion ,pumps z ,durable ,m$ical     
,equipm5t publi%$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] on 
,novemb] #d1 #bjbj 7#he ,f$4 ,reg4      
#gjdjd77 is satisfi$3 7#a7 ,! ,food &   
,drug ,adm9i/ration-requir$ label+      
requires ! home infusion drug associat$ 
) ! pump to be prep>$ imm$iately prior  
to adm9i/ration or adm9i/]$ by a heal?  
c>e pr(essional or bo?4  7#b7 ,a        
qualifi$ home infusion !rapy suppli] 7z 
def9$ 9 subsection 7iii77#c77;,d77      
adm9i/]s ! drug or biological 9 a safe &

 effective mann] 9 ! pati5t's home 7z   
def9$ 9 subsection 7iii77#c77;,b774     
7#c7 ,! label+ describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 
specifies infusion via an ext]nal       
infusion pump z a possible r\te (       
adm9i/ration1 at lea/ once p] mon?1 = ! 
drug4  4  7b7 ,implem5tation ,not)/&+   
any o!r provision ( law1 any home       
infusion drug associat$ ) an ext]nal    
infusion pump t satisfies ! crit]ia     
describ$ 9 ea* ( p>agraphs 7#a71 7#b71 &
 7#c7 ( section #ahfa7n7 ( ! ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciex7n771 z add$ by subsection 7a71   
%all be includ$ 9 ! ,local ,cov]age     
,det]m9ation on ,ext]nal ,infusion      
,pumps made "u title ,,xviii ( su* ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie1 et seq47 7,,lcd   
numb] ,l#ccgid7 7& any successor ,,lcd71
 & paym5t %all be au?oriz$ = home       
infusion !rapy s]vices provid$ 9        
association ) any su* drug1 effective z 
( ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section or !
 ,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration's approval 
( ! drug1 :i*ev] comes lat]4