US Congress Senate Bill 626 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-4)
Status: Introduced on March 3 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

HELLPP Act Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians Act Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to include podiatrists as physicians in order to cover their services under the Medicaid program. Amends SSAct title XVIII (Medicare) to revise requirements for coverage of therapeutic shoes for individuals with diabetes regarding the processes of: (1) documentation by a physician of, and certification of a comprehensive plan of care related to, the diabetic condition; (2) prescription by a podiatrist or other qualified physician upon a finding of the medical necessity for the therapeutic shoes, including findings communicated to a certifying doctor of medicine or osteopathy of certain related foot conditions; and (3) fitting and supplying the shoes. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to subject to the continuing levy upon property and property rights, for collection of unpaid taxes, any payments made to a Medicaid provider or supplier.

HELLPP Act Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians Act

Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]
Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Sen. James Risch [R-ID]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-03	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB1221 (Same As) 2015-03-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/626/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s626/BILLS-114s626is.pdf