3.0.0 511 2019-11-15T21:55:06Z 2019-11-15T21:55:06Z Senate S S 2009-03-03 111 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-03-03T19:26:05Z To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an exemption of pharmacies and pharmacists from certain Medicare accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals. 111 616 HR 2009-01-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2009-03-03 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2009-03-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000953 Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] SAM BROWNBACK R KS N T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2009-03-03 True R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2009-03-18 False T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2009-03-25 False C001071 Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] Bob Corker R TN 2009-03-26 False I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2009-03-30 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2009-03-31 False A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2009-04-01 False C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2009-04-20 False H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2009-05-14 False K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2009-05-18 False J000291 Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] Mike Johanns R NE 2009-06-01 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2009-06-15 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2009-07-07 False F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2009-07-23 False B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2009-09-15 False Health Health care quality Health personnel Health technology, devices, supplies Licensing and registrations Medicare Prescription drugs Health 00 2009-03-03 Introduced in Senate 2009-03-24T18:51:27Z Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, with respect to Medicare quality standards for suppliers of items and services which shall be applied by recognized independent accreditation organizations.

Applies to pharmacies and pharmacists the eligible professional exemption from such accreditation requirements, unless such standards are designed specifically for application to pharmacies and pharmacists.

Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to exempt pharmacies and pharmacists from such standards if licensing, accreditation, or other mandatory quality requirements apply to them with respect to the furnishing of items and services.

]]> Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act Short Titles as Introduced Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act Display Title Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an exemption of pharmacies and pharmacists from certain Medicare accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals. Introduced in Senate 2009-03-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s511is/xml/BILLS-111s511is.xml 2009-03-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.