Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2015

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 114th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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21 cosponsors · 11 D, 10 R

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

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 licenses to furnish such services.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 21, 2015

Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2015

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2015

Latest action (Jun 3, 2015): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: May 21, 2015

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.