HR 2276
115th Congress
House
Health
Health personnel
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Medicare
Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2017
Introduced: May 1, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 11, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 5, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 1, 2017
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 1, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2017
This bill amends expands the definition of "physician," for purposes of the Medicare program, to include an audiologist with respect to the furnishing of audiology services.
Additionally, the bill expands the scope of audiology services covered under Medicare and allows payment for such services regardless of whether an enrollee is under the care of (or referred by) a physician or other health care provider or whether the services are provided under the supervision of a physician or other health care provider.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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