3.0.0 5254 2022-10-28T01:46:09Z 2022-10-28T01:46:09Z House HR 2019-11-22 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 188 (Friday, November 22, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SEWELL of Alabama:H.R. 5254.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H9175]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2019-11-25T17:00:50Z Referred to 2019-11-22T18:31:40Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-11-22T18:31:45Z 2019-11-25 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-11-22 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 2019-11-22 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 2019-11-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-11-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001185 Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] Terri Sewell D AL A. 7 N R000585 Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] Tom Reed R NY 23 2019-11-22 True D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2019-11-22 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2020-02-13 False B001281 Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] Joyce Beatty D OH 3 2020-02-13 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2020-02-13 False Health Digestive and metabolic diseases Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health promotion and preventive care Health technology, devices, supplies Hearing, speech, and vision care Medical tests and diagnostic methods Medicare Photography and imaging Health 00 2019-11-22 Introduced in House 2020-12-04T20:10:52Z Diabetic Vision Loss and Blindness Prevention Act of 2019

This bill provides for Medicare coverage of digital retinal imaging with remote interpretation, which is used to detect or assess a certain diabetic eye condition. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must ensure that beneficiaries who receive such services are also given information about available diabetes self-management training and that such training includes information about the importance of annual eye exams.

]]> Diabetic Vision Loss and Blindness Prevention Act of 2019 Display Title Diabetic Vision Loss and Blindness Prevention Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of digital retinal imaging with remote interpretation. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Diabetic Vision Loss and Blindness Prevention Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5254ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5254ih.xml 2019-11-25 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.