HR 1116
114th Congress
House
Health
Health care coverage and access
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Medicare
Medicare Audiology Services Enhancement Act of 2015
Introduced: February 26, 2015
Introduced by:
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Republican
· Florida
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 10, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 26, 2015
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.
Feb 26, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Medicare Audiology Services Enhancement Act of 2015
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to:
- limit covered auditory services to only auditory treatment, vestibular treatment, and intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring services in addition to currently covered hearing and balance assessment services;
- exclude inter-operative neurophysiological monitoring provided by a physician or qualified audiologist in hospitals from covered inpatient hospital services;
- revise the requirements and procedure for payment of outpatient auditory services claims of service providers;
- include audiology services under the limitation on certain physician referrals for designated health services; and
- declare that nothing shall be construed to require a qualified audiologist to participate in Medicare.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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