HR 3024
111th Congress
House
Health
Health personnel
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Medicare
Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2009
Introduced: June 24, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 25, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 24, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jun 24, 2009
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.
Jun 24, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jun 24, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for direct access to qualified audiologists for Medicare beneficiaries, without regard to any requirement that the beneficiary be under the care of (or referred by) a physician or other health care practitioner, or that such services are provided under the supervision of a physician or other health care practitioner.
Covers audiology services under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance).
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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