US SB3242 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Introduced on May 24 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-05-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 24 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-05-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2012 - 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 declare 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 2012
Sponsors
| Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-24 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2140 (Related) 2011-06-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3242/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s3242/BILLS-112s3242is.pdf |
