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HR 5304 113th Congress House Health Health personnel Hearing, speech, and vision care Medicare

Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2014

Introduced: July 31, 2014 See on congress.gov
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Aug 1, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 31, 2014
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 31, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the coverage of audiology services to treat as physicians qualified audiologists authorized by the state and acting within the scope of their license to furnish such services.

Enables Medicare beneficiaries to choose a qualified audiologist without regard to any requirement to be under the care of (or referred by) a physician or other health care practitioner, or that services be provided under the supervision of a physician or other health care practitioner.

What's happening now August 1, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 17, 2014
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