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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1805 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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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.
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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
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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''.
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