Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 17, 2021
Last action Mar 17, 2021
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Mar 17, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Mar 17, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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