HR 1956 United States House · 117th Congress

Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2021

Summary

Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2021 This bill 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, 2022, and also allows these practitioners to administer programs in their offices, prepare and sign treatment plans, and prescribe exercise.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2021

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Introduced Mar 17, 2021 Last action Mar 18, 2021

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Committee

Mar 18, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Mar 17, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Mar 17, 2021

Committee

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.

lower

Mar 17, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

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1 primary · 65 co-sponsors