Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 808 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. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 28, 2019 Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself and Mr. REED) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subse- quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 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 pro- gram for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Promoting Access to 4 Diabetic Shoes Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:10 Feb 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H808.IH H808 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 808 IH SEC. 2. PERMITTING NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND PHYSI- 1 CIAN ASSISTANTS TO SATISFY MEDICARE 2 DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENT FOR COV- 3 ERAGE OF CERTAIN SHOES FOR INDIVIDUALS 4 WITH DIABETES. 5 Section 1861(s)(12) of the Social Security Act (42 6 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(12)) is amended— 7 (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, nurse 8 practitioner, or physician assistant’’ after ‘‘physi- 9 cian’’; and 10 (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘, nurse 11 practitioner, or physician assistant’’ after each oc- 12 currence of ‘‘physician’’. 13 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:10 Feb 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H808.IH H808 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS