Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-717
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]
Introduced: 2025-02-25
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2025-02-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-02-25
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025</strong><strong></strong></p><p>This bill expands  coverage of cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs under Medicare.</p><p>Specifically,&nbsp;the bill allows&nbsp;physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to administer these&nbsp;programs in their offices, prepare and sign treatment plans, and prescribe exercise.</p>

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 717 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 25, 2025 Mrs. Capito (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar ) 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 expand and expedite access to cardiac rehabilitation programs and pulmonary rehabilitation programs under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025 . 2. Expanding access to cardiac rehabilitation programs and pulmonary rehabilitation programs under medicare program (a) Cardiac rehabilitation programs Section 1861(eee) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(eee) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking a physician’s office and inserting the office setting ; and (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting after physician the following: (as defined in subsection (r)(1)) or a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist (as those terms are defined in subsection (aa)(5)) ; (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking physician-prescribed exercise and inserting exercise prescribed by a physician (as defined in subsection (r)(1)) or a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist (as those terms are defined in subsection (aa)(5)) ; and (3) in paragraph (5), by inserting after physician the following: (as defined in subsection (r)(1)) or a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist (as those terms are defined in subsection (aa)(5)) . (b) Pulmonary rehabilitation programs Section 1861(fff) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(fff) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking physician-prescribed exercise and inserting exercise prescribed by a physician (as defined in subsection (r)(1)) or a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist (as those terms are defined in subsection (aa)(5)) ; and (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting after physician the following: (as defined in subsection (r)(1)) or a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist (as those terms are defined in subsection (aa)(5)) . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after the date that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act.