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 12 2 STA T . 2 5 51 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 7 5 —J UL Y 15, 200 8underth e M ed ica id p r og ra m under tit l e XI Xo f the S ocial Securit yA ct (42U. S. C . 1396 et s e q . ) . SEC.152 . KIDN E Y DISE A SE ED U CA T I O NANDA W A R ENESS P RO V ISIONS. (a) C HRONICK I D N EYD I S E A SE INI T IATI V ES. —P art P of title III of the Pu b lic H ealth Ser v ice Act (42 U.S.C. 2 80 g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the follo w ing new section

‘SEC. 39 9R. C H RONIC KIDNEY DISEASE INITIATIVES. ‘ ‘(a) IN G ENERA L .— T he Secretary shall establish pilot pro j ects to— ‘‘(1) increase public and medical community awareness (particularly of those who treat patients with diabetes and hypertension) regarding chronic k idney disease , focusing on prevention ‘‘(2) increase screening for chronic kidney disease, focusing on Medicare beneficiaries at risk of chronic kidney disease; and ‘‘(3) enhance surveillance systems to better assess the prevalence and incidence of chronic kidney disease. ‘‘(b) SCO P EANDD U RATION.— ‘‘(1) SCOPE.—The Secretary shall select at least 3 States in which to conduct pilot projects under this section. ‘‘(2) DURATION.—The pilot projects under this section shall be conducted for a period that is not longer than 5 years and shall begin on J anuary 1, 2009. ‘‘(c) E VALUATION AND R EPORT.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an evaluation of the pilot projects conducted under this section. N ot later than 12 months after the date on which the pilot projects are completed, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the evaluation. ‘‘(d) AUTHORI Z ATION O F APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authori z ed to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying out this section. ’ ’. (b) MEDICARE COVERA G E OF KIDNEY DISEASE PATIENT EDU - CATION SERVICES.— (1) COVERAGE OF K IDNEY DISEASE EDUCATION SERVICES.— (A) COVERAGE.—Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Secu- rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 x (s)(2)), as amended by section 144(a), is amended— (i) in subparagraph (CC), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end; (ii) in subparagraph (DD), by adding ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end; and (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(EE) kidney disease education services (as defined in sub- section (ggg));’’. ( B ) SERVICES DESCRI B ED.—Section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x), as amended by section 144(a), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘Kidney Disease Education Services ‘‘(ggg)(1) The term ‘kidney disease education services’ means educational services that are— 42USC 2 80g–6.

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