Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act
Latest action · Mar 24, 2017 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.
- IntroducedMar 17, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 32
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 17, 2017 to Dec 6, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Mar 17, 2017 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Apr 12, 2017 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Jun 15, 2017 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Oct 12, 2017 | |
| R-ME | Bruce Poliquin | Oct 24, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Nov 29, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Dec 19, 2017 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Feb 7, 2018 | |
| R-IA | David Young | Feb 7, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Feb 7, 2018 | |
| R-NY | John J. Faso | Feb 7, 2018 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Feb 14, 2018 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Feb 23, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Feb 23, 2018 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Feb 23, 2018 | |
| R-WI | Mike Gallagher | Feb 23, 2018 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| R-MT | Greg Gianforte | Mar 13, 2018 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Mar 13, 2018 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Mar 13, 2018 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Apr 9, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Apr 12, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Apr 12, 2018 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Apr 16, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Apr 23, 2018 | |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Apr 23, 2018 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jun 12, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Jul 10, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Dec 6, 2018 |
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 Mar 17, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 24, 2017 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 17, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 24, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 24, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 17, 2017Introduced in House
- Mar 17, 2017Referred 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. 163, no. 47, March 17, 2017, page H2184.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3067 | Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act | Identical bill | Jun 14, 2018 |
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 permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement under the Medicare program for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2017Introduced in House
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