US Congress House Bill 5304 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on July 31 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-08-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the coverage of audiology services to treat as physicians qualified audiologists authorized by the state and acting within the scope of their license to furnish such services. Enables Medicare beneficiaries to choose a qualified audiologist without regard to any requirement to be under the care of (or referred by) a physician or other health care practitioner, or that services be provided under the supervision of a physician or other health care practitioner.

Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2014

Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]

Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]

Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-08-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2014-07-31	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2014-07-31	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2014-07-31	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.

HB5360 (Related) 2014-09-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5304/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5304/BILLS-113hr5304ih.pdf