S.Amdt. 2960

SA 2960. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2786 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr.
Dodd, and Mr. Harkin) to the bill H.R. 3590, to amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the
case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal
employees, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

On page 816, after line 20, insert the following:

SEC. 3115. RECOGNITION OF CERTIFIED DIABETES EDUCATORS AS
CERTIFIED PROVIDERS FOR PURPOSES OF MEDICARE
DIABETES OUTPATIENT SELF-MANAGEMENT TRAINING
SERVICES.

(a) In General.--Section 1861(qq) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(qq)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or by a certified
diabetes educator (as defined in paragraph (3))'' after
``paragraph (2)(B)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
``(3) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term `certified
diabetes educator' means an individual who--
``(A) is licensed or registered by the State in which the
services are performed as a health care professional;
``(B) specializes in teaching individuals with diabetes to
develop the necessary skills and knowledge to manage the
individual's diabetic condition; and
``(C) is certified as a diabetes educator by a recognized
certifying body (as defined in paragraph (4)).
``(4)(A) For purposes of paragraph (3)(C), the term
`recognized certifying body' means--
``(i) the National Certification Board for Diabetes
Educators, or
``(ii) a certifying body for diabetes educators, which is
recognized by the Secretary as authorized to grant
certification of diabetes educators for purposes of this
subsection pursuant to standards established by the
Secretary, if the Secretary determines such Board or body,
respectively, meets the requirement of subparagraph (B).
``(B) The National Certification Board for Diabetes
Educators or a certifying body for diabetes educators meets
the requirement of this subparagraph, with respect to the
certification of an individual, if the Board or body,
respectively, is incorporated and registered to do business
in the United States and requires as a condition of such
certification each of the following:
``(i) The individual has a qualifying credential in a
specified health care profession.
``(ii) The individual has professional practice experience
in diabetes self-management training that includes a minimum
number of hours and years of experience in such training.
``(iii) The individual has successfully completed a
national certification examination offered by such entity.
``(iv) The individual periodically renews certification
status following initial certification.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a)
shall apply to diabetes outpatient self-management training
services furnished on or after the first day of the first
calendar year that is at least 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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