Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act

Bill: 119-s-1805
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2025-05-19
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Digestive and metabolic diseases

Health information and medical records

Health personnel

Health technology, devices, supplies

Medicare
Latest action: action_date: 2025-05-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2973-2974)

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-05-19
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act</strong></p> <p>This bill allows a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to fulfill documentation requirements for coverage, under Medicare,&nbsp;of special shoes for diabetic individuals. Under current law, such requirements may be satisfied only by a physician.</p>

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1805 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 19, 2025 Ms. Collins (for herself and Mrs. Shaheen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement under the Medicare program for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act . 2. Permitting nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy Medicare documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes Section 1861(s)(12) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(12) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting , nurse practitioner, or physician assistant after physician ; and (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting , nurse practitioner, or physician assistant after each occurrence of physician .