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HR 4062 114th Congress House

Protecting Seniors Access to Proper Care Act of 2015

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the enrollment restriction on certain physicians and practitioners prescribing covered outpatient dru… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the enrollment restriction on certain physicians and practitioners prescribing covered outpatient drugs under the Medicare prescription drug program.

Introduced: February 9, 2016 See on congress.gov
Health Health personnelHome and outpatient careMedicarePrescription drugs
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Nov 20, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 18, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 18, 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.
Nov 18, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 20, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Seniors Access to Proper Care Act of 2015

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow an authorized physician or practitioner who is not enrolled as a Medicare provider to, under certain circumstances, prescribe covered drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Specifically, the physician or practitioner must not be: (1) otherwise disqualified from being enrolled; or (2) a doctor of medicine or osteopathy, unless the doctor's practice prescribes a low-volume of billings for such drugs under Medicare.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 2 Republican 15
Blum, Rod
· Jul 11, 2016
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Jun 21, 2016
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · May 26, 2016
Paulsen, Erik
· May 25, 2016
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · May 18, 2016
Costello, Ryan
· May 17, 2016
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · May 11, 2016
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Apr 21, 2016
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Apr 12, 2016
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Apr 12, 2016
JOHNSON, SAM
· Apr 12, 2016
McSally, Martha
· Mar 14, 2016
 R
Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Mar 2, 2016
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Feb 25, 2016
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Feb 9, 2016
Young, David
· Feb 1, 2016
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Jan 6, 2016
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Dec 16, 2015
Roskam, Peter
· Dec 11, 2015
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Dec 3, 2015
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Nov 19, 2015
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Nov 19, 2015
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Nov 19, 2015
Nunes, Devin
· Nov 18, 2015
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Nov 18, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4062: Protecting Seniors Access to Proper Care Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4062/
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"H.R. 4062: Protecting Seniors Access to Proper Care Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4062/.
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H.R. 4062, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4062/.
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