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HR 4756 114th Congress House Health Digestive and metabolic diseases Health personnel Health technology, devices, supplies Medicare

Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act

Introduced: March 16, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Mar 21, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 18, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 16, 2016
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 16, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow a nurse practitioner to fulfill documentation requirements for coverage, under Medicare, of special shoes for diabetic individuals. Under current law, such requirements may be satisfied only by a physician.

What's happening now March 21, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Meng, Grace
New York · Dec 8, 2016
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Nov 14, 2016
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 14, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4756: Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4756/
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"H.R. 4756: Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4756/.
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H.R. 4756, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4756/.
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