Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2015

Summary

Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to recognize state-licensed or -registered certified diabetes educators or state-licensed or -registered health care professionals who specialize in teaching individuals with diabetes to develop the necessary skills and knowledge to manage the individual's diabetic condition and are certified as a diabetes educator by a recognized certifying body. Directs the Government Accountability Office to study the barriers that exist for Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes in accessing diabetes self-management training services under the Medicare program. Requires the Director of the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality of the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a series of recommendations on effective outreach methods to educate primary care physicians and other health care providers as well as the public about the benefits of diabetes self-management training.

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Timeline

1. 26 March 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 March 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 26 March 2015

   Introduced

   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.

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 26 March 2015

   Introduced

   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.

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 27 March 2015

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

6. 14 April 2015

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Sponsors

• Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] · D · Cosponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing

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