HR 4169
115th Congress
House
Health
Health personnel
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Protecting Seniors Access to Proper Care Act of 2017
Introduced: October 31, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 3, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 31, 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.
Oct 31, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Protecting Seniors Access to Proper Care Act of 2017
This bill allows 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 bill applies to a physician or practitioner, other than a doctor of medicine or osteopathy, who: (1) is not otherwise barred or excluded from participating in Medicare, and (2) prescribes a low-volume of billings for such drugs.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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