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S 769 115th Congress Senate

Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2017

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to align physician supervision requirements under the Medicare program for radiology services performed … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to align physician supervision requirements under the Medicare program for radiology services performed by advanced level radiographers with State requirements.

Introduced: March 29, 2017 Introduced by: Boozman, John Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 Latest action March 29, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2017

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1904 Identical bill Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 769: Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-769/
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"S. 769: Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-769/.
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S. 769, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-769/.
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