Medicare Audiology Services Enhancement Act of 2015
Latest action · Mar 10, 2015 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.
- IntroducedFeb 26, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Audiology Services Enhancement Act of 2015
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to:
- 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;
- exclude inter-operative neurophysiological monitoring provided by a physician or qualified audiologist in hospitals from covered inpatient hospital services;
- revise the requirements and procedure for payment of outpatient auditory services claims of service providers;
- include audiology services under the limitation on certain physician referrals for designated health services; and
- declare that nothing shall be construed to require a qualified audiologist to participate in Medicare.
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 26, 2015 to Nov 29, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Feb 26, 2015 |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | May 13, 2015 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | May 13, 2015 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | May 13, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | May 13, 2015 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | May 13, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Jun 2, 2015 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Dec 8, 2015 | |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Dec 8, 2015 | |
| R-KS | Kevin Yoder | Dec 8, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Dec 8, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Dec 9, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Mimi Walters | Dec 9, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Dec 9, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Dec 9, 2015 |
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 Feb 26, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 27, 2015 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Feb 26, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 10, 2015 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 27, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 26, 2015Introduced in House
- Feb 26, 2015Referred 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 Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 33, February 26, 2015, page H1371.
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 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2015Introduced in House
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