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H.R. 1956 (117th)

Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2021

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Introduced

17 March 2021

Last action

18 March 2021 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE], Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14], Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1], Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21], Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6], Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17], Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40], Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2], Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1], Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7], Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1], Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3], Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare

Summary

Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2021 This bill accelerates and expands certain changes that are scheduled to take effect relating to the coverage of cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs under Medicare. Currently, such programs require physician supervision. Effective January 1, 2024, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists may also supervise these programs. The bill expedites the effective date of these changes to January 1, 2022, and also allows these practitioners to administer programs in their offices, prepare and sign treatment plans, and prescribe exercise.

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Timeline

  1. 17 March 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 17 March 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 17 March 2021

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  4. 17 March 2021

    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. 18 March 2021

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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