Protecting Access to Diabetes Supplies Act of 2015
Latest action · Feb 18, 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 5, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Access to Diabetes Supplies Act of 2015
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the special competitive acquisition program rule applied to diabetic testing strips to require the volume for such types of products to be determined through the use of multiple sources of data that measure consumption and utilization of such strips among individuals in the United States.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reject any bid submitted by an entity under the competitive acquisition program that does not demonstrate that it can furnish the types of strips included in its bid.
Requires an entity to furnish to an individual the brand of strips compatible with the individual's home blood glucose monitor.
Prohibits an entity from attempting to influence or incentivize an individual to switch the brand of glucose monitor or testing strips selected.
Prohibits an entity from communicating directly to such an individual until it has given the individual verbally standardized information about the individual's rights with respect to the entity.
Directs the Secretary to establish a process under which an individual furnished with diabetic testing strips under a competitive acquisition program may reject them by notifying the supplier and the Secretary. Permits the individual to obtain different strips from another supplier and have a new claim processed.
Cosponsors 30
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 5, 2015 to Sep 20, 2016; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Original | Feb 5, 2015 |
| R-NY | Tom Reed | Original | Feb 5, 2015 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Mar 4, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Mar 4, 2015 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Mar 4, 2015 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| R-NC | Renee L. Ellmers | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Apr 21, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Apr 22, 2015 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | May 13, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | Jun 18, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Jul 8, 2015 | |
| R-KS | Mike Pompeo | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Aug 4, 2015 | |
| R-NV | Joseph J. Heck | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Sep 16, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Sep 25, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Robert J. Dold | Sep 25, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Sep 25, 2015 | |
| R-KS | Kevin Yoder | Sep 29, 2015 | |
| R-SD | Kristi L. Noem | Oct 8, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | Nov 17, 2015 | |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Dec 9, 2015 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Dec 9, 2015 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Jan 13, 2016 | |
| R-IA | David Young | Apr 27, 2016 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Apr 27, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Sep 20, 2016 |
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 5, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 6, 2015 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Feb 5, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 18, 2015 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 18, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 6, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 5, 2015Introduced in House
- Feb 5, 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. 20, February 5, 2015, page H857.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4 | Protecting Access to Diabetes Supplies Act of 2016 | Related bill | Nov 16, 2016 |
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 in order to strengthen rules applied in case of competition for diabetic testing strips, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Protecting Access to Diabetes Supplies Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 5, 2015Introduced in House
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