Medicare Audiology Services Enhancement Act of 2013
Latest action · Jun 14, 2013 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.
- IntroducedJun 12, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Audiology Services Enhancement Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) limit covered auditory services to only auditory treatment, vestibular treatment, and intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring services in addition to currently covered hearing and balance assessment services; (2) exclude inter-operative neurophysiological monitoring provided by a physician or qualified audiologist in hospitals from covered inpatient hospital services; (3) revise the requirements and procedure for payment of outpatient auditory services claims of service providers; (4) include audiology services under the limitation on certain physician referrals for designated health services; and (5) declare that nothing in such Act shall be construed to require a qualified audiologist to participate in Medicare.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 12, 2013 to Nov 19, 2014; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Original | Jun 12, 2013 |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Original | Jun 12, 2013 |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Original | Jun 12, 2013 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Jun 12, 2013 |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Original | Jun 12, 2013 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Jun 12, 2013 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Jun 12, 2013 |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Original | Jun 12, 2013 |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Jun 14, 2013 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Jul 31, 2013 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Aug 2, 2013 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Sep 9, 2013 | |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | Sep 9, 2013 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Sep 12, 2013 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Sep 18, 2013 | |
| R-KS | Kevin Yoder | Sep 26, 2013 | |
| R-MI | Dan Benishek | Oct 9, 2013 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Oct 22, 2013 | |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | Oct 22, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Dec 2, 2013 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jan 7, 2014 | |
| R-AR | Tim Griffin | Apr 1, 2014 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | May 19, 2014 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | May 28, 2014 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Sep 16, 2014 | |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Sep 17, 2014 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Sep 18, 2014 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Nov 19, 2014 |
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 Jun 12, 2013 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 14, 2013 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 12, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 12, 2013Introduced in House
- Jun 12, 2013Referred 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 H3356.
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 provide comprehensive audiology services to Medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicare Audiology Services Enhancement Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2013Introduced in House
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