Medicare Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2011
Latest action · Aug 5, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedAug 1, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to recognize state-licensed or -registered health care professionals who are certified diabetes educators in an outpatient setting as authorized providers of Medicare diabetes outpatient self-management training services, including as part of telehealth services, under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance).
Directs the Comptroller General to study 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 of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 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 34
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 1, 2011 to Sep 21, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Aug 1, 2011 |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Sep 12, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Sep 12, 2011 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Sep 13, 2011 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Sep 20, 2011 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Sep 20, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Oct 11, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Oct 11, 2011 | |
| R-NV | Joseph J. Heck | Nov 14, 2011 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Nov 17, 2011 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Jan 23, 2012 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Feb 1, 2012 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Feb 1, 2012 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Feb 1, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Feb 8, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Feb 8, 2012 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Feb 29, 2012 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Feb 29, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Mar 21, 2012 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Mar 28, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Mar 28, 2012 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Apr 18, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Apr 18, 2012 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Apr 18, 2012 | |
| R-NY | Robert L. Turner | Apr 25, 2012 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | May 8, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | May 8, 2012 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 16, 2012 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Jun 6, 2012 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Jul 19, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Sep 11, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen C. Hochul | Sep 21, 2012 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Aug 1, 2011 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Aug 5, 2011 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Aug 1, 2011 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Aug 5, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 5, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Aug 1, 2011Introduced in House
- Aug 1, 2011Referred 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5888.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1468 | Medicare Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2011 | Identical bill | Aug 2, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part of telehealth services, under part B of the Medicare program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicare Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2011Introduced in House
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