Medicare Part D Home and Community Services Copayment Equity Act of 2006

        [Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5907 Introduced in House (IH)]

109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5907

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing
under part D of such title for certain non-institutionalized full-
benefit dual eligible individuals.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 26, 2006

Mr. Ramstad introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on
Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing
under part D of such title for certain non-institutionalized full-
benefit dual eligible individuals.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Part D Home and Community
Services Copayment Equity Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF PART D COST-SHARING FOR CERTAIN NON-
INSTITUTIONALIZED FULL-BENEFIT DUAL ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

(a) In General.--Section 1860D-14(a)(1)(D)(i) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-114(a)(1)(D)(i)) is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``Institutionalized
individuals.--In'' and inserting ``elimination of cost-sharing
for certain full-benefit dual eligible individuals.--
``(I) Institutionalized
individuals.--In''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subclauses:
``(II) Certain other individuals.--
In the case of an individual who is a
full-benefit dual eligible individual
and who is a resident of a facility
described in subclause (III) or who is
receiving home and community-based
services in a home setting provided
under a home and community-based waiver
approved for the State under section
1915 or 1115, the elimination of any
beneficiary coinsurance described in
section 1860D-2(b)(2) (for all amounts
through the total amount of
expenditures at which benefits are
available under section 1860D-2(b)(4)).
``(III) Facility described.--For
purposes of subclause (II), a facility
described in this subclause is an
assisted living facility or a resident
care program facility (as such terms
are defined by the Secretary), a board
and care facility (as defined in
section 1903(q)(4)(B)), or any other
licenced facility determined
appropriate by the Secretary, including
a psychiatric health facility, a mental
health rehabilitation center, and a
mental retardation developmental
disability facility.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply to drugs dispensed on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
<all>