[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2583 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2583

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand and expedite 
access to cardiac rehabilitation programs and pulmonary rehabilitation 
      programs under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 13, 2023

Ms. Blunt Rochester (for herself and Mr. Smith of Nebraska) introduced 
 the following bill; which was 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand and expedite 
access to cardiac rehabilitation programs and pulmonary rehabilitation 
      programs under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac 
Rehabilitation Care Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. EXPANDING ACCESS TO CARDIAC REHABILITATION PROGRAMS AND 
              PULMONARY REHABILITATION PROGRAMS UNDER MEDICARE PROGRAM.

    (a) Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs.--Section 1861(eee) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(eee)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``a 
                physician's office'' and inserting ``the office 
                setting''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting after 
                ``physician'' the following: ``(as defined in 
                subsection (r)(1)) or a physician assistant, nurse 
                practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist (as those 
                terms are defined in subsection (aa)(5))'';
            (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``physician-prescribed 
        exercise'' and inserting ``exercise prescribed by a physician 
        (as defined in subsection (r)(1)) or a physician assistant, 
        nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist (as those 
        terms are defined in subsection (aa)(5))''; and
            (3) in paragraph (5), by inserting after ``physician'' the 
        following: ``(as defined in subsection (r)(1)) or a physician 
        assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist (as 
        those terms are defined in subsection (aa)(5))''.
    (b) Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs.--Section 1861(fff) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(fff)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``physician-prescribed 
        exercise'' and inserting ``exercise prescribed by a physician 
        (as defined in subsection (r)(1)) or a physician assistant, 
        nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist (as those 
        terms are defined in subsection (aa)(5))''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting after ``physician'' the 
        following: ``(as defined in subsection (r)(1)) or a physician 
        assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist (as 
        those terms are defined in subsection (aa)(5))''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after January 
1, 2024.
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