I CAN Act
Latest action · Dec 8, 2022 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.
- IntroducedDec 8, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act or the I CAN Act
This bill allows other health care providers besides physicians (e.g., nurses) to provide certain services under Medicare and Medicaid.
Among other changes, the bill (1) allows a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to fulfill documentation requirements for Medicare coverage of special shoes for diabetic individuals; (2) expedites the ability of physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise Medicare cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; and (3) allows nurse practitioners to certify the need for inpatient hospital services under Medicare and Medicaid.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Dec 8, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2022Introduced in Senate
- Dec 8, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 6
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 800 | Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act | Related bill | Mar 17, 2021 |
| HR 1956 | Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2021 | Related bill | Mar 18, 2021 |
| S 1986 | Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2021 | Related bill | Jun 9, 2021 |
| HR 4870 | Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act | Related bill | Aug 2, 2021 |
| HR 6308 | ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2021 | Related bill | Dec 17, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 to increase access to services provided by advanced practice registered nurses under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- I CAN Act
- Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Blood and blood diseases
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Civil actions and liability
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Drug therapy
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health personnel
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Home and outpatient care
- Hospital care
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Nutrition and diet
- Sex and reproductive health
- Surgery and anesthesia
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2022Introduced in Senate
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