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HR 4000 98th Congress House Health Medicare Social Welfare

A bill to place conditions on payment, under part B of the medicare program, with respect to debridement of mycotic toenails.

Introduced: September 27, 1983 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 1984
See H.R.4170.
Oct 3, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Sep 30, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 27, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 27, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 27, 1983
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide that payment will not be made under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act for a podiatrist's debridement of mycotic toenails: (1) if debridement is performed more than once every 60 days, unless the need for more frequent treatment is documented; and (2) unless a culture is taken and, in the case of patient in a nursing facility, the physician refers the patient in writing to a podiatrist.

What's happening now June 27, 1984

See H.R.4170.

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