US Congress Senate Bill 1345 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-2)
Status: Introduced on May 14 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2015 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 Government Accountability Office 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 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.

Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2015

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN]
Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]
Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-05-14	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB1726 (Same As) 2015-04-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1345/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1345/BILLS-114s1345is.pdf