HR 5936
110th Congress
House
Health
Hair
Hospital care
Medicaid
Prosthesis
Social Welfare
Alopecia Areata Medicaid Improvement and Parity Act of 2008
Introduced: April 30, 2008
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 30, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 30, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Alopecia Areata Medicaid Improvement and Parity Act of 2008 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act with respect to inpatient hospital services to require states to provide hair prostheses under the Medicaid program for: (1) individuals diagnosed with alopecia areata universalis or alopecia areata totalis; or (2) individuals whose attending physician certifies in writing the medical necessity of that proposed course of rehabilitative treatment.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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