Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act
Latest action · Mar 17, 2021 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.
- IntroducedMar 17, 2021
- 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 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 17, 2021 to Mar 1, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Mar 17, 2021 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Apr 12, 2021 | |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Apr 15, 2021 | |
| R-KY | Rand Paul | Apr 15, 2021 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Apr 19, 2021 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Apr 19, 2021 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Dec 15, 2021 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Mar 1, 2022 |
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 Mar 17, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Mar 17, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 237 | Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act | Reintroduction of | Jan 28, 2019 |
| S 260 | Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 2, 2023 |
| HR 4870 | Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act | Identical bill | Aug 2, 2021 |
| S 5212 | I CAN Act | Related bill | Dec 8, 2022 |
| HR 8812 | I CAN Act | Related bill | Sep 14, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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 Title(s) 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, 2021Introduced in Senate
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