115th CONGRESS 1st Session |
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.
March 17, 2017
Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Blumenauer) 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
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,
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”.