3.0.0 152 2019-11-15T21:20:23Z 2019-11-15T21:20:23Z House H HRES 2011-03-08 112 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2011-03-11T15:52:00Z Referred to 2011-03-08T19:00:40Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-03-08T19:00:45Z A resolution increasing awareness of and recognizing the life-saving role of ostomy care and prosthetics in the daily lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the United States. 112 95 SRES 2011-03-08 Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1412) Related bill CRS 2011-03-11 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2011-03-08 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 2011-03-08 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 2011-03-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-03-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000567 Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] Leonard Lance R NJ 7 N H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2011-03-08 True C001045 Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4] ANDER CRENSHAW R FL 4 2011-04-01 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2011-04-01 False H001051 Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-24] Richard Hanna R NY L. 24 2011-09-07 False E000291 Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] Renee Ellmers R NC L. 2 2012-04-18 False Health Advanced technology and technological innovations Digestive and metabolic diseases Health care coverage and access Health technology, devices, supplies Medicare Health 00 2011-03-08 Introduced in House 2011-03-17T18:17:50Z Recognizes: (1) the lifesaving role of ostomy care and prosthetics in the daily lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the United States, (2) the necessity of a specialized ostomy nurse to recommend and customize ostomy prostheses, and (3) that a patient undergoing a surgical procedure that results in the patient needing a prosthetic that manages or restores intestinal or urinary system function should have access to individually prescribed, customized prosthetics that will best meet the patient's needs.

Urges: (1) that ostomy products be recognized, categorized, covered, and adequately reimbursed by Medicare in a new payment category of "prosthetic supplies"; and (2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure that HHS programs, policies, and payment practices facilitate innovation of and access to medical devices that restore or improve intestinal or urinary system function of individuals with an ostomy.

]]> Recognizing the life-saving role of ostomy care and prosthetics in the daily lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the United States. Official Title as Introduced Recognizing the life-saving role of ostomy care and prosthetics in the daily lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the United States. Display Title Recognizing the life-saving role of ostomy care and prosthetics in the daily lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the United States. Introduced in House 2011-03-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hres152ih/xml/BILLS-112hres152ih.xml 2011-03-11 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.