HR 1116 · 114th Congress · Health

Medicare Audiology Services Enhancement Act of 2015

Introduced 2015-02-26· Sponsored by Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2015-03-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Medicare Audiology Services Enhancement Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: limit covered auditory services to only auditory treatment, vestibular treatment, and intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring services in addition to currently covered hearing and balance assessment services; exclude inter-operative neurophysiological monitoring provided by a physician or qualified audiologist in hospitals from covered inpatient hospital services; revise the requirements and procedure for payment of outpatient auditory services claims of service providers; include audiology services under the limitation on certain physician referrals for designated health services; and declare that nothing shall be construed to require a qualified audiologist to participate in Medicare.…

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Cosponsors (20)

2 Democrats18 Republicans