,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ifj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #i1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,steube 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 prohibit  
the use of an inpatient-only list in    
designating hospital outpatient services
 under the ,medicare program4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,eliminate the ,,ipo ,list ,act4    
#b4 ,prohibiting the use of an          
inpatient-only list in designating      
hospital outpatient services under the  
,medicare program ,section #ahcc7t77#a7 
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #aciel7t77#a77 is amended by  

adding at the end the following new     
subparagraph3  7,c7 ,prohibition on use 
of an inpatient-only list ,in           
designating outpatient hospital services
 pursuant to subparagraph 7,b77i71 the  
,secretary may not refuse to so         
designate such a service based solely on
 the ,secretary's determination that    
such service may only be safely         
furnished in an inpatient setting4  4