hospital admissions for dental services under medicare

hospital admissions for dental services under medicareSec. 256. (a) Section 1814(a)(2) of the Social Security Act is amended by striking out “or” at the end of subparagraph (C), by adding “or” after the semicolon at the end of the subparagraph (D), and by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph: “(E) in the case of inpatient hospital services in connection with a dental procedure, the individual suffers from impairments of such severity as to require hospitalization;”. (b) Section 1861(c) of such Act is amended by inserting after “or any facial bone,” the following: “or (C) the certification required by section 1814(a) (2) (E) of this Act,”. (c) Section 1862(a) (12) of such Act is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: “, except that payment may be made under part A in the case of inpatient hospital services in connection with a dental procedure where the individual suffers from impairments of such severity as to require hospitalization”. (d) The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to admissions occurring after the second month following the month in which this Act is enacted.