To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs.

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs.

[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3355 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3355

  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician 
  assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to 
  supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation 
                               programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 29, 2015

   Ms. Jenkins of Kansas (for herself and Mr. Lewis) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred 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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician 
  assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to 
  supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation 
                               programs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ALLOWING PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, AND 
              CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS TO SUPERVISE CARDIAC, 
              INTENSIVE CARDIAC, AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION PROGRAMS.

    (a) Cardiac and Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs.--Section 
1861(eee) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(eee)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``physician-supervised''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``under the supervision of a 
                physician (as defined in subsection (r)(1)) or a 
                physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical 
                nurse specialist (as those terms are defined in 
                subsection (aa)(5))'' before the period at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking the 
                period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``a 
                physician'' and inserting ``a physician (as defined in 
                subsection (r)(1)) or a physician assistant, nurse 
                practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist (as those 
                terms are defined in subsection (aa)(5))''; and
            (3) in paragraph (4)(A), in the matter preceding clause 
        (i)--
                    (A) by striking ``physician-supervised''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``under the supervision of a 
                physician (as defined in subsection (r)(1)) or a 
                physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical 
                nurse specialist (as those terms are defined in 
                subsection (aa)(5))'' after ``paragraph (3)''.
    (b) Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs.--Section 1861(fff)(1) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(fff)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``physician-supervised''; and
            (2) by inserting ``under the supervision of a physician (as 
        defined in subsection (r)(1)) or a physician assistant, nurse 
        practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist (as those terms are 
        defined in subsection (aa)(5))'' before the period at the end.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to items and services furnished on or after the date that is one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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