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S 3481 118th Congress Senate Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Health personnel Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicare Nursing

Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2023

Introduced: December 13, 2023 Introduced by: Capito, Shelley Moore Republican · West Virginia See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 13, 2023
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Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2023

This bill expands certain changes that are scheduled to take effect relating to the coverage of cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs under Medicare.

Currently, such programs require physician supervision. Effective January 1, 2024, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists may also supervise these programs. The bill allows these practitioners to administer programs in their offices, prepare and sign treatment plans, and prescribe exercise.

What's happening now December 13, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2583 Related bill Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2023
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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · Jul 23, 2024
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Jan 18, 2024
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Dec 13, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3481: Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3481/
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"S. 3481: Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3481/.
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S. 3481, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3481/.
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