US HB2140 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
June 14 2011 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the definition of Medicare-covered audiology (hearing and balance assessment) services provided by a qualified and legally authorized audiologist to stipulate that such services are covered without regard to any requirement that: (1) the individual receiving them be under the care of (or referred by) a physician or other health care practitioner, or (2) such services are provided under the supervision of a physician or other health practitioner. Includes audiology services as medical services, as so redefined, under Medicare part B.
Title
Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2011
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-06-14 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2011-06-03 | House | Referred to House Ways and Means |
| 2011-06-03 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2011-06-03 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
| 2011-06-03 | House | 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. |
Same As/Similar To
SB3242 (Related) 2012-05-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HN02140:@@@L&summ2=m& |
| Text | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr2140ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr2140ih.pdf |
