Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act
Latest action · Jan 29, 2019 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.
- IntroducedJan 28, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act
This bill allows 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 98
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 28, 2019 to Dec 21, 2020, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Tom Reed | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 7, 2019 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Feb 8, 2019 | |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Feb 12, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Feb 14, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Feb 14, 2019 | |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Feb 14, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Feb 14, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Feb 14, 2019 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Feb 14, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Feb 14, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Feb 14, 2019 | |
| R-MT | Greg Gianforte | Feb 14, 2019 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Feb 14, 2019 | |
| R-MN | Jim Hagedorn | Feb 14, 2019 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 29, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 28, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 28, 2019Referred 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.
- Jan 28, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 28, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E98-99)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 237 | Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act | Identical bill | Jan 28, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 28, 2019Introduced in House
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