To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make a technical correction to ensure that all physicians, as defined for purposes of the Medicare Program, are permitted to perform required face-to-face examinations and prescribe Medicare covered durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies.

3.0.0 6119 2021-06-07T20:03:53Z 2021-06-07T20:03:53Z House H HR 2008-05-21 110 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2008-06-03T21:14:19Z Referred to 2008-05-21T14:02:35Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2008-05-22T17:15:37Z Referred to 2008-05-21T14:02:30Z 2008-06-03 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2008-05-22 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2008-05-21 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2008-05-21 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2008-05-21 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2008-05-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-05-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000573 Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4] MIKE ROSS D AR 4 N V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2008-05-21 True Health Chiropractic and chiropractors Dentists Medical supplies Medicare Physical examinations Physicians Prosthesis Social Welfare Health

00 2008-05-21 Introduced in House 2008-06-02T20:35:51Z Amends part B (Supplemental Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to ensure that all physicians, as defined for Medicare purposes (including doctors of dental surgery or of dental medicine, of podiatric medicine, or of optometry, and chiropractors), are permitted to perform required face-to-face examinations and prescribe Medicare-covered durable medical equipment (DME), prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (including motorized or power wheelchairs).

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To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make a technical correction to ensure that all physicians, as defined for purposes of the Medicare Program, are permitted to perform required face-to-face examinations and prescribe Medicare covered durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies. Display Title To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make a technical correction to ensure that all physicians, as defined for purposes of the Medicare Program, are permitted to perform required face-to-face examinations and prescribe Medicare covered durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies. Official Title as Introduced To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make a technical correction to ensure that all physicians, as defined for purposes of the Medicare Program, are permitted to perform required face-to-face examinations and prescribe Medicare covered durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies. Introduced in House 2008-05-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6119ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6119ih.xml 2008-06-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.