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S 945 113th Congress Senate

Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2013

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to pr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part of telehealth services, under part B of the Medicare program.

Introduced: July 8, 2014 Introduced by: Shaheen, Jeanne Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
Health Congressional oversightDigestive and metabolic diseasesDrug therapyHealth promotion and preventive careMedicare
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May 14, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 14, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 14, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to recognize state-licensed or -registered certified diabetes educators or state-licensed or -registered health care professionals who specialize in teaching individuals with diabetes to develop the necessary skills and knowledge to manage the individual's diabetic condition and are certified as a diabetes educator by a recognized certifying body.

Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to study the barriers that exist for Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes in accessing diabetes self-management training services under the Medicare program.

Requires the Director of the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a series of recommendations on effective outreach methods to educate primary care physicians and other health care providers as well as the public about the benefits of diabetes self-management training.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1274 Identical bill Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2013
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 8, 2014
KIRK, MARK
· Mar 31, 2014
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jul 23, 2013
Donnelly, Joe
· Jun 11, 2013
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · May 14, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 945: Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-945/
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