3.0.0 4169 2023-01-11T13:38:21Z 2023-01-11T13:38:21Z House HR 2017-10-31 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 176 (Tuesday, October 31, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MARCHANT:H.R. 4169.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 clause 1: The Congress shall havepower to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises,to pay the debts and provide for the common defense andgeneral welfare of the United States; but all duties, impostsand excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;Article 1, Section 8, clause 18: To make all laws which shallbe necessary and proper for carrying into execution theforegoing powers, and all other powers vested by thisConstitution in the government of the United States, or inany department or officer thereof.[Page H8294]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2018-01-03T21:36:58Z Referred to 2017-10-31T16:01:50Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-10-31T16:01:45Z 2018-01-03 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-10-31 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 2017-10-31 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 2017-10-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-10-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001158 Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] Kenny Marchant R TX 24 N S001195 Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] Jason Smith R MO 8 2017-10-31 True S001148 Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] MICHAEL SIMPSON R ID K. 2 2017-10-31 True F000465 Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] A. Ferguson R GA Drew 3 2017-10-31 True Health Health personnel Medicare Prescription drugs Health 00 2017-10-31 Introduced in House 2018-05-30T22:48:56Z Protecting Seniors Access to Proper Care Act of 2017

This bill allows an authorized physician or practitioner who is not enrolled as a Medicare provider to, under certain circumstances, prescribe covered drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Specifically, the bill applies to a physician or practitioner, other than a doctor of medicine or osteopathy, who: (1) is not otherwise barred or excluded from participating in Medicare, and (2) prescribes a low-volume of billings for such drugs.

]]> Protecting Seniors Access to Proper Care Act of 2017 Display Title Protecting Seniors Access to Proper Care Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Protecting Seniors Access to Proper Care Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the enrollment restriction on certain physicians and practitioners prescribing covered outpatient drugs under the Medicare prescription drug program. Introduced in House 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4169ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4169ih.xml 2018-01-03 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.