HOUSE 808116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act
- Last Action
- 1/29/2019
Actions
- 2019-01-29Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-01-28Referred 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.
- 2019-01-28Referred 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.
- 2019-01-28Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-01-28Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E98-99)
- 2019-01-28Introduced in House
- 2019-01-28Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-28 (00)
Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act
This bill allows a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to fulfill documentation requirements for coverage, under Medicare, of special shoes for diabetic individuals. Under current law, such requirements may be satisfied only by a physician.
Cosponsors (20)
- Tom Reed (R-NY)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- WM. CLAY (D-MO)
- Thomas Massie (R-KY)
- ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA)
- Gregorio Sablan (D-MP)
- Steve King (R-IA)
- Kathleen Rice (D-NY)
- PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
- Greg Gianforte (R-MT)
- Ben Luján (D-NM)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS)
- Donald Payne (D-NJ)
- ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Jim Hagedorn (R-MN)
- Susan Wild (D-PA)
Subjects
- Digestive and metabolic diseases
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Medicare
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