Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2019
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 23, 2019)
Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2019
This bill accelerates and expands certain changes that are scheduled to take effect relating to the coverage of cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs under Medicare.
Currently, such programs require physician supervision. Effective January 1, 2024, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists may also supervise these programs. The bill expedites the effective date of these changes to January 1, 2020, and also allows these practitioners to administer programs in their offices, prepare and sign treatment plans, and prescribe exercise.
What just happenedJul 24, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJul 23, 2019
- Jul 24, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jul 23, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jul 23, 2019IntroReferralH11100
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 - Jul 23, 2019IntroReferralH11100
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 - Jul 23, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jul 23, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House