118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 260 — Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act

“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.”

Health

Introduced Feb 2, 2023

Last action Feb 2, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Feb 2, 2023

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Referred

Feb 2, 2023

Finance

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Senate

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SummaryCRS Summary

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.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Feb 2, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Feb 2, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.