,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bh1       
#bjai,mr4 ,brown 7for himself and ,ms4  
,collins7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,finance  ,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