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HR 2619 113th Congress House

Medicare Respiratory Therapist Access Act of 2013

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of pulmonary self-management education and training services furnished by a qu… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of pulmonary self-management education and training services furnished by a qualified respiratory therapist in a physician practice.

Introduced: July 23, 2013 See on congress.gov
Health Allied health servicesCardiovascular and respiratory healthHealth care coverage and accessMedicare
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Jul 23, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 12, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 8, 2013
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.
Jul 8, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 23, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Respiratory Therapist Access Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage of pulmonary self-management education and training services furnished by a qualified respiratory therapist in a physician practice to patients with chronic lung disease (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD], including emphysema and bronchitis, as well as asthma, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary fibrosis, and cystic fibrosis).

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 13
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 9, 2014
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jun 11, 2014
Bishop, Timothy
· May 9, 2014
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 9, 2014
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 10, 2014
GREEN, GENE
· Apr 7, 2014
LATHAM, TOM
· Apr 7, 2014
PASTOR, ED
· Apr 7, 2014
Braley, Bruce
· Apr 2, 2014
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 2, 2014
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Dec 4, 2013
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 4, 2013
ANDREWS, ROBERT
· Oct 23, 2013
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Oct 15, 2013
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 26, 2013
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Sep 18, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Sep 10, 2013
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jul 31, 2013
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 24, 2013
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 23, 2013
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 10, 2013
Loebsack, David
· Jul 10, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2619: Medicare Respiratory Therapist Access Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2619/
MLA
"H.R. 2619: Medicare Respiratory Therapist Access Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2619/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2619, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2619/.
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[H.R. 2619: Medicare Respiratory Therapist Access Act of 2013](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2619/)
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