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the center up to what it would have received under original
Medicare.
I. National Coverage Decisions Timeframes
The proposed changes to §426.340 discussed in section
II.N. of this proposed rule, are made in order to conform
certain timeframes in the regulation to meet legislative
changes made by the MMA of 2003. These changes to the
regulation will meet Congressional intent in the development
of NCDs, and will conform the regulation to the overall NCD
process. There will be no budget implications as a result
of these changes.
J. Coverage of Screening for Glaucoma
As discussed in section II.O. of the preamble to this
proposed rule, we would expand the definition of an eligible
beneficiary under the glaucoma screening benefit to include
Hispanic Americans age 65 and over, effective
January 1, 2006, subject to certain frequency and other
limitations on coverage. At present, §410.23(a)(2)
(Conditions for and limitations on coverage of screening for
glaucoma) defines the term “eligible beneficiary” to include
individuals in the following high risk categories:
● Individual with diabetes mellitus.
● Individual with a family history of glaucoma.
● African-Americans age 50 and over.