Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act
Latest action · Jan 28, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 28, 2019 to Mar 10, 2020, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Feb 7, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Feb 12, 2019 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Mar 6, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Mar 6, 2019 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Mar 11, 2019 | |
| R-KY | Rand Paul | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | May 20, 2019 | |
| R-LA | John Kennedy | May 22, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Nov 13, 2019 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Dec 4, 2019 | |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Jan 16, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Mar 10, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 28, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jan 28, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 808 | Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act | Identical bill | Jan 29, 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 Senate
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