S 2940
114th Congress
Senate
Health
Health personnel
Licensing and registrations
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Radiation
Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2016
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 17, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 17, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2016
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise physician supervision requirements under the Medicare program for radiology services performed by advanced level radiographers. Specifically, with respect to a state that has established such requirements for those services, the bill aligns Medicare's requirements with state requirements.
An "advanced level radiographer" is a radiographer who has obtained specified certification from either the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists or the Certification Board for Radiology Practitioner Assistants.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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