,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cdeh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #aa1 
#bjbc,ms4 ,sinema 7for herself and ,mrs4
 ,blackburn7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend title ,,xviii of the ,social
 ,security ,act to clarify the          
application of the in-office ancillary  
services exception to the physician     
self-referral prohibition for drugs     
furnished under the ,medicare program4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,seniors' ,access to ,critical  
,medications ,act of #bjbc4  #b4        
,clarifying the application of the      
in-office ancillary services exception  
to the physician self-referral          
prohibition for drugs furnished under   
the ,medicare program  7a7 ,in general  
,section #ahgg7;b77#b7 of the ,social   
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acienn7b77#b77 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new sentence3     

,with respect to services consisting of 
drugs1 and any supplies necessary to    
administer such drugs1 furnished on or  
after ,may #aa1 #bjbc1 the requirement  
that such drugs and supplies be         
furnished in accordance with            
subparagraph 7,a77ii7 in order to       
qualify as a case described in this     
paragraph shall not apply44  7b7        
,withdrawal of ,f,a,qs ,the ,secretary  
of ,health and ,human ,services shall   
remove the frequently asked questions   
and answers published on the website of 
the ,centers for ,medicare  ,medicaid   
,services on ,september #bj1 #bjba1 and 
,may #ai1 #bjbc1 which prohibit or seek 
to prohibit the arrangement described in
 the amendment made by subsection 7a7   
and those frequently asked questions and
 answers shall be deemed to have never  
been published4