H.R. 1616 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act
Cosponsors: 63 (48 D, 15 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-02-26
Latest action (2025-02-26): 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.
What H.R. 1616 does, in plain terms
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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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