[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4756 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4756

    To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit nurse 
   practitioners to satisfy the documentation requirement under the 
  Medicare program for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with 
                               diabetes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 16, 2016

  Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Blumenauer) introduced the following 
 bill; which was 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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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit nurse 
   practitioners to satisfy the documentation requirement under the 
  Medicare program for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with 
                               diabetes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PERMITTING NURSE PRACTITIONERS TO SATISFY MEDICARE 
              DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENT FOR COVERAGE OF CERTAIN SHOES 
              FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DIABETES.

    Section 1861(s)(12) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x(s)(12)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or nurse 
        practitioner'' after ``physician''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``or nurse 
        practitioner'' after each occurrence of ``physician''.
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