HR 704 United States House · 118th Congress

Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act

This bill amends Medicare rules to allow nurse practitioners and physician assistants to document medical necessity for diabetic shoes, a requirement currently limited to physicians. It directly affects Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes who need these shoes and expands the pool of providers (nurse practitioners and physician assistants) who can fulfill the documentation requirement. The key change inserts "nurse practitioner, or physician assistant" into Medicare's documentation standards for diabetic shoe coverage. This simplifies access for patients by enabling more healthcare providers to support coverage approval without requiring a physician's signature. The bill does not change coverage eligibility or costs, only the documentation process.
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Introduction
Feb 2023
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Introduced Feb 1, 2023 Last action Dec 17, 2024
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Dec 17, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Feb 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Feb 1, 2023
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Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 47 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Earl Blumenauer
Earl Blumenauer
DDemocratic
OR
3
Co
Photo of Andrea Salinas
Andrea Salinas
DDemocratic
OR
6
Co
Photo of Ann M. Kuster
Ann M. Kuster
DDemocratic
NH
2
Co
Photo of Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
RRepublican
AS
At-Large
Co
Photo of Becca Balint
Becca Balint
DDemocratic
VT
At-Large
Co
Photo of Ben Cline
Ben Cline
RRepublican
VA
6
Co
Photo of Bennie G. Thompson
Bennie G. Thompson
DDemocratic
MS
2
Co
Photo of Bill Foster
Bill Foster
DDemocratic
IL
11
Co
Photo of Bradley Scott Schneider
Bradley Scott Schneider
DDemocratic
IL
10
Co
Photo of Brendan F. Boyle
Brendan F. Boyle
DDemocratic
PA
2
Co
Photo of Brian K. Fitzpatrick
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
PA
1