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S 1361 115th Congress Senate

Improving Access to Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Act of 2017

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac,… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs.

Introduced: September 7, 2017 Introduced by: Crapo, Mike Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
Health Cardiovascular and respiratory healthHealth personnelLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicareNursing
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 15, 2017
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 Latest action June 15, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Access to Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Act of 2017

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 6 Republican 7 Independent 1
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Apr 24, 2018
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Feb 7, 2018
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Nov 15, 2017
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Nov 13, 2017
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Nov 13, 2017
 R
Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Oct 25, 2017
 R
Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Oct 24, 2017
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Oct 18, 2017
 R
Daines, Steve
Montana · Sep 28, 2017
 R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Sep 27, 2017
 R
Risch, James E.
Idaho · Sep 19, 2017
Burr, Richard
· Sep 7, 2017
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jun 28, 2017
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jun 26, 2017
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jun 15, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1361: Improving Access to Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1361/
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