House Bill 1956
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 17, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1956
Congress
117
Policy Area
Health
Health
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No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2021
This bill accelerates and expands certain changes that are scheduled to take effect relating to the coverage of cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs under Medicare.
Currently, such programs require physician supervision. Effective January 1, 2024, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists may also supervise these programs. The bill expedites the effective date of these changes to January 1, 2022, and also allows these practitioners to administer programs in their offices, prepare and sign treatment plans, and prescribe exercise.
March 17, 2021
03/18/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
03/17/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
03/17/2021
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.
03/17/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:48:12 PM