118th Congress Health
S. 260: Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act
Introduced
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- Passed House (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Susan Collins R-MEOriginal
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Charles Grassley R-IA
- Ben Luján D-NM
- Roger Wicker R-MS
- Angus King I-ME
- James David Vance R-OH
- Mark Kelly D-AZ
- Rick Scott R-FL
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Deb Fischer R-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Kyrsten Sinema I-AZ
Who scored on this bill
- 1Sherrod Brown SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Sherrod Brown.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.