Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act
The summary
What this bill does
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.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - IL District 16 · R-IL
52 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - CA District 44 · D-CA
U.S. Representative - NJ District 2 · R-NJ
U.S. Representative - NM District 3 · D-NM
Member of Congress · D-DE
U.S. Representative - VA District 2 · R-VA
Member of Congress · D-TN
U.S. Representative - TX District 17 · R-TX
U.S. Representative - TX District 37 · D-TX
U.S. Representative - SC District 2 · R-SC
U.S. Representative - WI District 4 · D-WI
U.S. Representative - IL District 10 · D-IL
U.S. Representative - DC · D-DC
+ 40 more cosponsors
Roll-call vote
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 1616 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | 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. |
| Policy Area | Health |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | February 26, 2025 |
| Latest Action | February 26, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 52 · House vote — · 1 views |