HR 2519
114th Congress
House
Health
Health personnel
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Medicare
Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2015
Introduced: May 21, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 3, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 22, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 21, 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.
May 21, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2015
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 licenses 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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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