,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #echj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ba1 
#bjbd,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,ms4 
,hassan7 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 provide coverage of   
portable ultrasound transportation and  
set up services under the ,medicare     
program4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,portable           
,ultrasound ,reimbursement ,equity ,act 
of #bjbd4  #b4 ,coverage of portable    
ultrasound transportation and set up    
services under the ,medicare program    
7a7 ,in general ,section #ahfa7s77#c7 of
 the ,social ,security ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7s77#c77 is amended by  
striking diagnostic ,x-ray tests and    
inserting diagnostic ,x-ray and         
ultrasound tests4  7b7 ,ensuring        
equitable payment for portable          
ultrasound transportation services      

,section #ahcd of the ,social ,security 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciem7 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7aa7 ,ensuring equitable   
payment for portable ultrasound         
transportation and set up services  7#a7
 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall      
provide a separate payment under this   
part for portable ultrasound            
transportation and set up services in   
the same manner and to the same extent  
that separate payments are provided for 
portable ,x-ray transportation and set  
up services4  7#b7 ,payment requirements
 ,the ,secretary shall specify          
requirements applicable to suppliers of 
portable ultrasound transportation and  
set up services under this part4 ,such  
requirements shall be substantially     
similar to the requirements applicable  
to suppliers of portable ,x-ray services
 under subpart ,c of part #dhf of title 
#db1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or 
a successor regulation74  4  7c7        
,effective date ,the amendments made by 

this section shall apply with respect to
 services furnished on or after ,january
 #a1 #bjbf4