,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chgb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ab1 
#bjbf,mr4 ,blumenthal 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 for wigs as durable medical    
equipment under the ,medicare program1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,providing 
coverage for wigs as durable medical    
equipment under the ,medicare program   
7a7 ,in general ,section #ahfa7n7 of the
 ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#aciex7n77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following new sentence3 ,such   
term includes cranial prostheses        
furnished to an individual1 but only    
where the dermatologist1 oncologist1 or 
attending physician of the individual   
certifies in writing the medical        
necessity of such prostheses as part of 
a proposed course of rehabilitative     
treatment or for hair loss caused by a  

health condition1 including autoimmune  
diseases1 cancer1 or chemotherapy44  7b7
 ,conforming amendment ,section         
#ahfb7;a77#a7 of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciey7a77#a77 is   
amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,o71 by 
striking and at the end2  7#b7 in       
subparagraph 7,p71 by striking the      
semicolon and inserting 1 and2 and  7#c7
 by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph3  7,q7 in the case of      
cranial prostheses 7as described in     
section #ahfa7n771 which are not        
certified in the manner described in    
such section2  4