Summary: H.R.5254 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)All Information (Except Text)

There is one summary for H.R.5254. Bill summaries are authored by CRS.

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Introduced in House (11/22/2019)

Diabetic Vision Loss and Blindness Prevention Act of 2019

This bill provides for Medicare coverage of digital retinal imaging with remote interpretation, which is used to detect or assess a certain diabetic eye condition. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must ensure that beneficiaries who receive such services are also given information about available diabetes self-management training and that such training includes information about the importance of annual eye exams.