Medicare Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2010
Latest action · Apr 15, 2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 15, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2010 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for the recognition of state-licensed or -registered health care professionals who are certified diabetes educators as Medicare providers of diabetes outpatient self-management training services.
Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the barriers that exist for Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes in accessing diabetes self-management training services under the Medicare program.
Directs the Director of the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality to develop a series of recommendations on effective outreach methods to educate primary care physicians and the public about the benefits of diabetes self-management training.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 15, 2010 to Nov 18, 2010; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Apr 15, 2010 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Apr 15, 2010 |
| D-NC | Kay R. Hagan | Original | Apr 15, 2010 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Apr 19, 2010 | |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | May 6, 2010 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | May 11, 2010 | |
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Jun 14, 2010 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Jun 14, 2010 | |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Jun 16, 2010 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Jun 21, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Roland Burris | Jun 30, 2010 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Aug 3, 2010 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Nov 18, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Apr 15, 2010 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 15, 2010Introduced in Senate
- Apr 15, 2010Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3088 | Jeanne Shaheen D-NH | May 4, 2010 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2425 | Medicare Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2009 | Related bill | May 15, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by designating certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services under part B of the Medicare Prorgram.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicare Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 15, 2010Introduced in Senate
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