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,,repres5tatives  ,june #ah1 #bjbf,ms4  
,pressley 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,ms4 
,s*ak[sky1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,coh51    
,mr4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,g>cia (   
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,hoy]1 ,ms4 ,kelly (    
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,ms4 ,norton1   
,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1 & ,mrs4      
,trahan7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways &       
,means1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee on 
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 = 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   
prohibit ,m$ic>e ,advantage plans f     
impos+ prior au?orization ) respect to  
repairs to complex rehabilitation       
te*nology4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,facilitat+ ,access to  
,s]vice & ,timely ,repairs = ,:eel*airs 
,act or ! ,,fa/ ,repairs = ,:eel*airs   

,act4  #b4 ,remov+ prior au?orization   
requirem5ts "u ,m$ic>e ,advantage ,plans
 ,section #aheb7;a77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,social
 ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#aciew-#bb7;a77#a77;,b77 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new clause3      
7vii7 ,prohibition ( prior au?orization 
= ma9t5ance & repairs to complex        
rehabilitation te*nology  7,i7 ,9 g5]al 
,9 ! case ( complex rehabilitation      
te*nology1 = plan ye>s beg9n+ on or aft]
 ,janu>y #a foll[+ ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is clause1 an ,,ma plan may n impose   
any prior au?orization requirem5ts1     
prescription requirem5ts1 or m$ical     
docum5tation requirem5ts ) respect to ! 
cov]age ( repairs made to su* a         
te*nology "u su* plan4  7,,ii7          
,cl>ification ,subclause 7,i7 %all n    
prohibit prior au?orization = ! initial 
evaluation ( ! m$ical necessity ( !     
complex rehabilitation te*nology or !   
replacem5t ( complex rehabilitation     
te*nology due to loss or irrep>able     
damage1 :5 su* te*nology rea*es its     

reasonable useful lifetime1 or :5 su*   
te*nology has be5 9 use = #e ye>s4      
7,,iii7 ,complex rehabilitation         
te*nology def9$ ,= ! purposes ( ?is     
clause1 ! t]m complex rehabilitation    
te*nology means-- 7aa7 c]ta9 complex    
rehabilitative p[] :eel*airs1 complex   
rehabilitative manual :eel*airs1 & c]ta9
 manual :eel*airs1 z ^? t]ms are us$ 9  
section #ahdg7;a77#b77;,a72 &  7bb7 any 
relat$ accessories to ! items describ$ 9
 item 7aa7 :5 furni%$ 9 connection ) su*
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