,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cfjg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #h 7legislative
 day1 ,janu>y #g71 #bjbf,mr4 ,b>rasso 7=
 himself1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 &  
,ms4 ,ros57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title   
,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act to   
provide = exp&$ cov]age ( s]vices       
furni%$ by g5etic c\nselors "u "p ,b ( !
 ,m$ic>e program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,access to ,g5etic ,c\nselor ,s]vices   
,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,m$ic>e cov]age (    
g5etic c\nsel+ s]vices  7a7 ,9 g5]al    
,section #ahfa ( ! ,social ,security    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7 is am5d$--  
7#a7 9 subsection 7s77#b7-- 7,a7 by     
/rik+ & at ! end ( subp>agraph 7,,ii72  
7,b7 by add+ & at ! end ( subp>agraph   
7,,jj72 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,,kk7 cov]$   
g5etic c\nsel+ s]vices 7z def9$ 9       
subsection 7nnn77#a772  2 &  7#b7 by    

add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  
7nnn7 ,cov]$ ,g5etic ,c\nsel+ ,s]vices  
7#a7 ,! t]m cov]$ g5etic c\nsel+ s]vices
 means g5etic c\nsel+ s]vices furni%$ on
 or aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjbg1 by a g5etic 
c\nselor 7z def9$ 9 p>agraph 7#b77 & su*
 s]vices & supplies furni%$ z an incid5t
 to ! provision ( su* s]vices :i* !     
g5etic c\nselor is legally au?oriz$ to  
p]=m "u ,/ate law 7or ! ,/ate regulatory
 me*anism provid$ by ,/ate law7 z w\ld  
o!rwise be cov]$ if furni%$ by a        
physician 7or z incid5t to a physician's
 s]vice74  7#b7 ,! t]m g5etic c\nselor  
means an individual :o-- 7,a7 is lic5s$ 
z a g5etic c\nselor by ! ,/ate 9 :i* !  
individual furni%es g5etic c\nsel+      
s]vices2 or  7,b7 9 ! case ( an         
individual practic+ 9 a ,/ate t does n  
lic5se g5etic c\nselors1 is c]tifi$ by !
 ,am]ican ,bo>d ( ,g5etic ,c\nsel+ &    
meets su* o!r crit]ia z ! ,secret>y     
e/abli%es4  4  7b7 ,balance bill+       
,section #ahdb7;b77#ah77;,c7 ( ! ,social
 ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          

#acieu7b77#ah77;,c77 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new clause3  7ix7 ,a    
g5etic c\nselor 7z def9$ 9 section      
#ahfa7nnn77#b774  4  7c7 ,paym5t        
,section #ahcc7;a77#a7 ( ! ,social      
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciel7a77#a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ 
& 7,,hh7 & ins]t+ 7,,hh72 &  7#b7 by    
ins]t+ be=e ! semicolon at ! end !      
foll[+3 1 & 7,,ii7 ) respect to cov]$   
g5etic c\nsel+ s]vices 7z def9$ 9       
section #ahfa7nnn77#a771 ! am\nt paid   
%all be equal to #hj p]c5t ( ! less] (  
7i7 ! actual *>ge = ! s]vices or 7ii7   
#he p]c5t ( ! fee s*$ule am\nt provid$  
"u section #ahdh t w\ld h appli$ _h !   
g5etic c\nsel+ s]vices be5 furni%$ by a 
physician4  7d7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section
 #ahfb7;a77#ad7 ( ! ,social ,security   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie7y77a77#ad77 is
 am5d$ by ins]t+ cov]$ g5etic c\nsel+   
s]vices1 aft] qualifi$ psy*ologi/       
s]vices14  7e7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,!   
am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all n be  
con/ru$ z prev5t+ physicians & heal? c>e

 provid]s o!r ?an g5etic c\nselors f    
bill+ = g5etic c\nsel+ s]vices "u !     
,m$ic>e program :i* are o!rwise cov]$ "u
 su* program4  7f7 ,implem5tation       
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 !     
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices may
 implem5t ! am5dm5ts made by ?is section
 by int]im f9al rule ) comm5t p]iod4