S1805Referred to Committee
Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-05-19
Introduced
7
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Susan M. Collins
Republican · ME · Senator
Votes with party: 62.8% (858 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
- Progressive Groups$22,500k
- Conservative Groups$7,995k
- Climate & Environment$5,002k
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Cosponsors (7)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2973-2974)
2025-05-19
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Previously
- Finance CommitteeReferred To · 2025-05-19
- Senate Committee on FinanceReferred To · 2025-05-19
Plain-English Summary
Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act This bill allows a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to fulfill documentation requirements for coverage, under Medicare, of special shoes for diabetic individuals. Under current law, such requirements may be satisfied only by a physician.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Health
Full Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1805 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1805 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement under the Medicare program for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 19, 2025 Ms. Collins (for herself and Mrs. Shaheen) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants 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 AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS 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 ``, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant'' after ``physician''; and (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant'' after each occurrence of ``physician''. <all>
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