3.0.0 1726 2023-01-11T13:27:58Z 2023-01-11T13:27:58Z House HR 2015-03-26 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 51 (Thursday, March 26, 2015)][Pages H2114-H2115]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WHITFIELD:H.R. 1726.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 1The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes,Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide forthe common Defence and general Welfare of the United[[Page H2115]]States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniformthroughout the United States.ANDArticle I, Section 8, clause 3The Congress shall have Power * * * To regulate Commercewith foreign Nations, and among the several States, and withthe Indian Tribes.]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-04-14T21:40:16Z Referred to 2015-03-26T13:04:45Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-03-27T20:40:31Z Referred to 2015-03-26T13:04:40Z Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2015 114 1345 S 2015-05-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS 2015-04-14 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-03-27 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-03-26 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 2015-03-26 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. 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Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2015-12-15 False V000131 Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] Marc Veasey D TX A. 33 2015-12-16 False M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 12 2016-05-17 False B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 2016-06-13 False Health Congressional oversight Digestive and metabolic diseases Drug therapy Health promotion and preventive care Medicare Health 00 2015-03-26 Introduced in House 2015-04-27T21:41:47Z Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2015

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to recognize state-licensed or -registered certified diabetes educators or state-licensed or -registered health care professionals who specialize in teaching individuals with diabetes to develop the necessary skills and knowledge to manage the individual's diabetic condition and are certified as a diabetes educator by a recognized certifying body.

Directs the Government Accountability Office to study the barriers that exist for Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes in accessing diabetes self-management training services under the Medicare program.

Requires the Director of the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality of the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a series of recommendations on effective outreach methods to educate primary care physicians and other health care providers as well as the public about the benefits of diabetes self-management training.

]]> Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2015 Display Title Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part of telehealth services, under part B of the Medicare program. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1726ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1726ih.xml 2015-04-14 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.