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HR 1726 114th Congress House

Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2015

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

Official title: 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: October 21, 2015 See on congress.gov
Health Congressional oversightDigestive and metabolic diseasesDrug therapyHealth promotion and preventive careMedicare
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Apr 14, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 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.
Mar 26, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 14, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2015

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 Government Accountability Office 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 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
  • S 1345 Identical bill Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 13 Republican 3
D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jun 13, 2016
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Dec 16, 2015
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Dec 15, 2015
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Nov 3, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 21, 2015
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Sep 29, 2015
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Sep 8, 2015
Murphy, Tim
· Sep 8, 2015
 R
Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Jul 20, 2015
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 14, 2015
Costello, Ryan
· Jul 7, 2015
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 7, 2015
WALDEN, GREG
· Jul 7, 2015
McHenry, Patrick
· Jun 25, 2015
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Jun 23, 2015
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 16, 2015
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Jun 16, 2015
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 16, 2015
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 9, 2015
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 26, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1726: Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1726/
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"H.R. 1726: Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1726/.
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H.R. 1726, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1726/.
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