Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act

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Bill Number

HR 1617

Introduced

Mar 17, 2017

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Topics

Digestive and metabolic diseases Health Health personnel Health technology, devices, supplies Medicare

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Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to fulfill documentation requirements for coverage, under Medicare, of special shoes for diabetic individuals. Under current law, such requirements may be satisfied only by a physician.

Actions

Mar 24, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 17, 2017

Referred 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.
Mar 17, 2017

Introduced in House

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