To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs.

Actions

• 2017-03-03Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• 2017-02-17Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• 2017-02-16Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• 2017-02-16Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• 2017-02-16Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• 2017-02-16Introduced in House
• 2017-02-16Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2017-02-16 (00)

Cosponsors (20)

• JOHN LEWIS (D-GA)
• Patrick Meehan (R-PA)
• DAVID PRICE (D-NC)
• Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE)
• JOHN CONYERS (D-MI)
• JAMES COOPER (D-TN)
• Steve Cohen (D-TN)
• F. SENSENBRENNER (R-WI)
• Mike Gallagher (R-WI)
• BOBBY RUSH (D-IL)
• Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
• Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
• ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
• EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
• PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
• Mark Pocan (D-WI)
• Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
• Stephanie Murphy (D-FL)
• David Trott (R-MI)
• Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)

Subjects

• Cardiovascular and respiratory health
• Health personnel
• Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
• Medicare
• Nursing