2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature

HB1616: Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act

Legislative Summary

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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Bill History

2/26/2025

Introduced in House

House of Representatives

2/26/2025

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.

House of Representatives