Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians Act or the HELLPP Act
This bill adds podiatrists as covered physicians under the Medicaid program.
Additionally, the bill revises certain documentation requirements related to Medicare coverage of therapeutic shoes for individuals with diabetes.
Finally, the bill subjects payments made to a Medicaid provider or supplier to a continuing levy for federal taxes owed by the provider or supplier.
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1367 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1367
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician
services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid
beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care, to amend
title XVIII of such Act to modify the requirements for diabetic shoes
to be included under Medicare, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 27, 2023
Ms. Stabenow (for herself and Mr. Young) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
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A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician
services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid
beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care, to amend
title XVIII of such Act to modify the requirements for diabetic shoes
to be included under Medicare, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-saving
access to Podiatric Physicians Act'' or the ``HELLPP Act''.
SEC. 2. RECOGNIZING DOCTORS OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE AS PHYSICIANS UNDER
THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 1905(a)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(5)(A)) is amended by striking ``section
1861(r)(1)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1) and (3) of section
1861(r)''.
(b) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to services
furnished on or after January 1, 2024.
(2) Extension of effective date for state law amendment.--
In the case of a State plan under title XIX of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) which the Secretary of
Health and Human Services determines requires State legislation
in order for the plan to meet the additional requirement
imposed by the amendment made by subsection (a), the State plan
shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the
requirements of such title solely on the basis of its failure
to meet these additional requirements before the first day of
the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the
first regular session of the State legislature that begins
after the date of enactment of this Act. For purposes of the
previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year
legislative session, each year of the session is considered to
be a separate regular session of the State legislature.
SEC. 3. CLARIFYING MEDICARE DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THERAPEUTIC
SHOES FOR PERSONS WITH DIABETES.
(a) In General.--Section 1861(s)(12) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395x(s)(12)) is amended to read as follows:
``(12) subject to section 4072(e) of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1987, extra-depth shoes with inserts or
custom molded shoes with inserts (in this paragraph referred to
as `therapeutic shoes') for an individual with diabetes, if--
``(A) the physician who is managing the
individual's diabetic condition--
``(i) documents that the individual has
diabetes;
``(ii) certifies that the individual is
under a comprehensive plan of care related to
the individual's diabetic condition; and
``(iii) documents agreement with the
prescribing podiatrist or other qualified
physician (as established by the Secretary)
that it is medically necessary for the
individual to have therapeutic shoes;
``(B) the therapeutic shoes are prescribed by a
podiatrist or other qualified physician (as established
by the Secretary) who--
``(i) examines the individual and
determines the medical necessity for the
individual to receive the therapeutic shoes;
and
``(ii) communicates in writing the medical
necessity to a certifying doctor of medicine or
osteopathy for the individual to have
therapeutic shoes along with findings that the
individual has peripheral neuropathy with
evidence of callus formation, a history of pre-
ulcerative calluses, a history of previous
ulceration, foot deformity, previous
amputation, or poor circulation; and
``(C) the therapeutic shoes are fitted and
furnished by a podiatrist or other qualified supplier
individual (as established by the Secretary), such as a
pedorthist or orthotist, who is not the physician
described in subparagraph (A) (unless the Secretary
finds that the physician is the only such qualified
individual in the area);''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after January
1, 2024.
(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed as expanding Medicare coverage for therapeutic shoes for
individuals with diabetes.
SEC. 4. BUDGET SAVINGS: STRENGTHENING MEDICAID PROGRAM INTEGRITY
THROUGH CONTINUOUS LEVY ON PAYMENTS TO MEDICAID PROVIDERS
AND SUPPLIERS.
(a) In General.--Section 6331(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (defining specified payment) is amended by striking ``and'' at the
end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (C) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
``(D) any payment to any Medicaid provider or
supplier under a State plan under title XIX of the
Social Security Act.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to levies issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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