US Congress Senate Bill 2842 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on November 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Accelerates and expands certain changes that are scheduled to take effect relating to the coverage of cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs under Medicare. Currently, such programs require physician supervision. Effective January 1, 2024, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists may also supervise these programs. The bill expedites the effective date of these changes to January 1, 2021, and also allows these practitioners to administer programs in their offices, prepare and sign treatment plans, and prescribe exercise.

Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2019

Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]
Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL]	Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-11-13	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB3911 (Related) 2019-07-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2842/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2842/BILLS-116s2842is.pdf