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HR.1616 - 119th Congress

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Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act

Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act
Status
  1. Introduced
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. To President
  5. Law
Latest action
2025-02-26 - 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.
Introduced Date
2025-02-26
Policy Area
Health
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This bill would make it easier for people with diabetes to get Medicare-covered shoes that help protect their feet. Right now, certain paperwork or documentation must be provided by a doctor. The bill would let nurse practitioners and physician assistants also meet that requirement, which could save time and make it simpler for patients to get the shoes they need. The goal is to improve access to important foot care for people with diabetes and reduce delays in getting treatment or protective footwear.

  • It changes Medicare rules so nurse practitioners and physician assistants can provide the needed documentation for coverage of certain shoes for people with diabetes.
  • Under current law, this documentation is tied to a physician; the bill adds these other health care providers.
  • The bill is meant to make it easier for patients to get diabetic shoes, which can help prevent foot problems and other complications.

Official Summaries

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.

Current Full Text

[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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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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