US HB1274 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 19 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 19 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to recognize state-licensed or -registered certified diabetes educators or state-licensed or -registered health care professionals who specialize in teaching individuals with diabetes to develop the necessary skills and knowledge to manage the individual's diabetic condition and are certified as a diabetes educator by a recognized certifying body. Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to study the barriers that exist for Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes in accessing diabetes self-management training services under the Medicare program. Requires the Director of the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a series of recommendations on effective outreach methods to educate primary care physicians and other health care providers as well as the public about the benefits of diabetes self-management training.
Title
Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2013
Sponsors
Rep. Ed Whitfield [R-KY] | Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA] | Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX] | Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI] |
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO] | Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY] | Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS] |
Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA] | Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH] | Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL] | Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN] |
Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC] | Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA] | Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME] | Rep. James Moran [D-VA] |
Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA] | Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX] | Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY] | Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2013-04-10 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2013-03-22 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2013-03-19 | House | Referred to House Ways and Means |
2013-03-19 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
2013-03-19 | 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
SB945 (Same As) 2013-05-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Drug therapy
Health
Health promotion and preventive care
Medicare
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Drug therapy
Health
Health promotion and preventive care
Medicare
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1274/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1274/BILLS-113hr1274ih.pdf |