119-hr1616

[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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