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HR 2519 114th Congress House

Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2015

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of audiologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing audiology services under the … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of audiologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing audiology services under the Medicare program, to improve access to the audiology services available for coverage under the Medicare program and to enable beneficiaries to have their choice of a qualified audiologist to provide such services, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 17, 2015 See on congress.gov
Health Health personnelHearing, speech, and vision careMedicare
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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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
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 Latest action June 3, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 6 Republican 5
Yoder, Kevin
· Sep 12, 2016
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jun 28, 2016
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jun 21, 2016
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · May 27, 2016
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · May 11, 2016
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Feb 1, 2016
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Dec 15, 2015
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Nov 30, 2015
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Nov 19, 2015
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Nov 17, 2015
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Oct 5, 2015
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 17, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2519: Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2519/
MLA
"H.R. 2519: Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2519/.
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H.R. 2519, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2519/.
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