I CAN Act
Latest action · Feb 13, 2025 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.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2025
- 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 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2025 to Jul 22, 2026; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Original | Feb 13, 2025 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Mar 5, 2025 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| D-PA | John Fetterman | Jul 30, 2025 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Jun 24, 2026 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Jul 22, 2026 |
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 Feb 13, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Feb 13, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 717 | Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025 | Related bill | Feb 25, 2025 |
| HR 1317 | I CAN Act | Identical bill | Feb 13, 2025 |
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 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.
- Feb 13, 2025Introduced in Senate
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