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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 1616 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit nurse practitioners |
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| 6 | 6 | | and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement under |
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| 7 | 7 | | the Medicare program for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with |
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| 8 | 8 | | diabetes. |
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| 9 | 9 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 10 | 10 | | FEBRUARY26, 2025 |
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| 11 | 11 | | Mr. L |
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| 12 | 12 | | AHOOD(for himself and Ms. BARRAGA´N) introduced the following bill; |
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| 13 | 13 | | which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in |
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| 14 | 14 | | addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subse- |
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| 15 | 15 | | quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such |
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| 16 | 16 | | provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned |
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| 17 | 17 | | A BILL |
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| 18 | 18 | | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit |
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| 19 | 19 | | nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy |
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| 20 | 20 | | the documentation requirement under the Medicare pro- |
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| 21 | 21 | | gram for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with |
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| 22 | 22 | | diabetes. |
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| 23 | 23 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Promoting Access to 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Diabetic Shoes Act’’. 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:52 Mar 14, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1616.IH H1616 |
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| 29 | 29 | | kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 |
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| 30 | 30 | | •HR 1616 IH |
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| 31 | 31 | | SEC. 2. PERMITTING NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND PHYSI-1 |
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| 32 | 32 | | CIAN ASSISTANTS TO SATISFY MEDICARE 2 |
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| 33 | 33 | | DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENT FOR COV-3 |
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| 34 | 34 | | ERAGE OF CERTAIN SHOES FOR INDIVIDUALS 4 |
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| 35 | 35 | | WITH DIABETES. 5 |
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| 36 | 36 | | Section 1861(s)(12) of the Social Security Act (42 6 |
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| 37 | 37 | | U.S.C. 1395x(s)(12)) is amended— 7 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, nurse 8 |
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| 39 | 39 | | practitioner, or physician assistant’’ after ‘‘physi-9 |
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| 40 | 40 | | cian’’; and 10 |
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| 41 | 41 | | (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘, nurse 11 |
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| 42 | 42 | | practitioner, or physician assistant’’ after each oc-12 |
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| 43 | 43 | | currence of ‘‘physician’’. 13 |
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| 44 | 44 | | Æ |
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| 46 | 46 | | kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB |
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