; (x) providing, as needed, continued education to the beneficiary or caregiver regarding appropriate oxygen equipment maintenance practices and performance; (xi) providing, as prescribed by the plan of care of the prescribing practitioner, appropriate oxygen and oxygen related equipment, supplies, and services (including supplemental supplies and emergency oxygen back-ups as appropriate); (xii) ensuring oxygen and oxygen equipment can be used appropriately outside the home of a beneficiary based on necessity; (xiii) providing 24-hour on-call coverage to respond to beneficiary needs relating to oxygen and oxygen related equipment, supplies, and services; and (xiv) assisting the beneficiary with the coordination of oxygen and oxygen related equipment, supplies, and services, including by assisting the beneficiary find a different supplier if the beneficiary temporarily travels outside of the service area of the supplier. If the beneficiary relocates permanently, the new supplier caring for the beneficiary will assume responsibility for billing the Medicare program directly. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 103. Technical corrections Section 1861(n) is amended by striking iron lungs, oxygen tents and inserting oxygen and oxygen related equipment, supplies, and services . II Protecting beneficiary access to respiratory therapists 201. Reimbursement for respiratory therapists (a) Protecting access to respiratory therapist services (1) Adding respiratory therapist services to the definition of medical and other health services Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2) ) is amended— (A) in subparagraph (JJ), by inserting and after the semicolon