United States · Bill · S
S. 237 (116th)
Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act
Introduced
28 January 2019
Last action
28 January 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS], Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA], Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ], Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT], Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME], Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act This bill allows a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to fulfill documentation requirements for coverage, under Medicare, of special shoes for diabetic individuals. Under current law, such requirements may be satisfied only by a physician.
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Timeline
28 January 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
28 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 28 January 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] · I · Cosponsor
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/237
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/237
- us · 116-s-237 · source updated 5 December 2025