New Cosponsor
Date:
Nov 2, 2015
New Cosponsor: Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY19]
The bill now has 100 cosponsors (65 Democrats, 35 Republicans).
The bill now has 100 cosponsors (65 Democrats, 35 Republicans).
3/3/2015--Introduced.
Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians Act or the HELLPP Act
Amends
title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to include
podiatrists as physicians in order to cover their services under the
Medicaid program.
Amends
SSAct title XVIII (Medicare) to revise requirements for coverage of
therapeutic shoes for individuals with diabetes regarding the processes
of:
(1) documentation by a physician of, and certification of a comprehensive plan of care related to, the diabetic condition;
(2)
prescription by a podiatrist or other qualified physician upon a
finding of the medical necessity for the therapeutic shoes, including
findings communicated to a certifying doctor of medicine or osteopathy
of certain related foot conditions; and
(3) fitting and supplying the shoes.
Amends
the Internal Revenue Code to subject to the continuing levy upon
property and property rights, for collection of unpaid taxes, any
payments made to a Medicaid provider or supplier.
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