,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bh1        
#bjai,mr4 ,blumenauer 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,reed7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on ,ways 
and ,means1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xviii of   
the ,social ,security ,act to permit    
nurse practitioners and physician       
assistants to satisfy the documentation 
requirement under the ,medicare program 
for coverage of certain shoes for       
individuals with diabetes4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,promoting ,access to ,diabetic ,shoes  
,act4  #b4 ,permitting nurse            
practitioners and physician assistants  
to satisfy ,medicare documentation      

requirement for coverage of certain     
shoes for individuals with diabetes     
,section #ahfa7s77#ab7 of the ,social   
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciex7s77#ab77 is amended--  7#a7 in   
subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting 1 nurse 
practitioner1 or physician assistant    
after physician2 and  7#b7 in           
subparagraph 7,c71 by inserting 1 nurse 
practitioner1 or physician assistant    
after each occurrence of physician4