,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfib  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bg1  
#bjbf,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina    
7for himself and ,mr4 ,warner7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
provide for the inclusion of virtual    
diabetes prevention program suppliers in
 the ,medicare ,diabetes ,prevention    
,program ,expanded ,model1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,promoting          
,responsible and ,effective ,virtual    
,experiences through ,novel ,technology 
to ,deliver ,improved ,access and       
,better ,engagement with ,tested and    
,evidence-based ,strategies ,act or the 
,,prevent ,,diabetes ,act4  #b4         
,inclusion of virtual diabetes          
prevention program suppliers in ,,mdpp  
,expanded ,model  7a7 ,in general ,for  
the period beginning on ,january #a1    
#bjbf1 and ending on ,december #ca1     

#bjbi-- 7#a7 an entity may participate  
in the ,,mdpp by offering only ,,mdpp   
services via distance learning or online
 delivery modalities if such entity     
meets the conditions for enrollment as  
an ,,mdpp supplier2  7#b7 if an entity  
participates in the ,,mdpp in the manner
 described in paragraph 7#a71 in the    
case of online ,,mdpp services furnished
 by such entity to an ,,mdpp beneficiary
 who was not located in the same ,state 
as the entity at the time such services 
were furnished1 the entity shall not be 
prohibited from submitting a claim for  
payment for such services solely by     
reason of the location of such          
beneficiary at such time2 and  7#c7 no  
limit is applied on the number of times 
an individual may enroll in the ,,mdpp4 
7b7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,,mdpp ,the term ,,mdpp means the       
,medicare ,diabetes ,prevention ,program
 7as such term is defined in section    
#daj4gi7;b7 of title #db1 ,code of      
,federal ,regulations74  7#b7           

,regulatory terms ,the terms distance   
learning1 ,,mdpp beneficiary1 ,,mdpp    
services1 ,,mdpp supplier1 and online   
have the meanings given such terms in   
section #daj4gi7;b7 of title #db1 ,code 
of ,federal ,regulations4  7#c7         
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services4  7c7 ,implementation         
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,secretary may implement this  
section by program instruction or       
otherwise4