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S. 1805 119th 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: May 19, 2025 Introduced by: Susan M. Collins Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
Health Digestive and metabolic diseasesHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth technology, devices, suppliesMedicare
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May 19, 2025
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May 19, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2973-2974)
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2973-2974)

 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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1805: Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1805/
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"S. 1805: Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1805/.
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S. 1805, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1805/.
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[S. 1805: Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1805/)
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