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S 237 116th Congress Senate

Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement under th… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement under the Medicare program for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes.

Introduced: March 6, 2019 See on congress.gov
Health Digestive and metabolic diseasesHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth technology, devices, suppliesMedicare
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Jan 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 28, 2019
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 Latest action January 28, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act

This bill allows a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to fulfill documentation requirements for coverage, under Medicare, of special shoes for diabetic individuals. Under current law, such requirements may be satisfied only by a physician.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 808 Identical bill Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 3 Republican 8 Independent 1
D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Mar 10, 2020
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Jan 16, 2020
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Dec 4, 2019
 R
Daines, Steve
Montana · Nov 13, 2019
 R
Kennedy, John
Louisiana · May 22, 2019
 R
Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · May 20, 2019
 R
Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Mar 25, 2019
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 11, 2019
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Mar 6, 2019
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Feb 12, 2019
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Feb 7, 2019
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jan 28, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 237: Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-237/
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"S. 237: Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-237/.
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S. 237, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-237/.
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