Protecting Seniors Access to Proper Care Act of 2015
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Nov 18, 2015)
Protecting Seniors Access to Proper Care Act of 2015
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow an authorized physician or practitioner who is not enrolled as a Medicare provider to, under certain circumstances, prescribe covered drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Specifically, the physician or practitioner must not be: (1) otherwise disqualified from being enrolled; or (2) a doctor of medicine or osteopathy, unless the doctor's practice prescribes a low-volume of billings for such drugs under Medicare.
What just happenedNov 20, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseNov 18, 2015
- Nov 20, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Nov 18, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Nov 18, 2015IntroReferralH11100
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.
Ways and Means Committee - Nov 18, 2015IntroReferralH11100-A
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.
- Nov 18, 2015IntroReferralH11100
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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Nov 18, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Nov 18, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House