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.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1616 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1616
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 26, 2025
Mr. LaHood (for himself and Ms. Barragan) 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 permit nurse
practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation
requirement under the Medicare program for coverage of certain shoes
for individuals with diabetes.
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 ``Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes
Act''.
SEC. 2. PERMITTING NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS TO
SATISFY MEDICARE DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENT FOR COVERAGE
OF CERTAIN SHOES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DIABETES.
Section 1861(s)(12) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395x(s)(12)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, nurse
practitioner, or physician assistant'' after ``physician''; and
(2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, nurse
practitioner, or physician assistant'' after each occurrence of
``physician''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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.
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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