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Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand and expedite access to cardiac rehabilitation programs and pulmonary rehabilitation programs under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill, the Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025, expands Medicare coverage of cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs by allowing physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to prescribe exercises and oversee these programs, in addition to physicians. The bill also expands the settings where cardiac rehabilitation programs can be provided beyond just physician offices to include other office settings. These changes take effect six months after enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN)
Actions (2)
- Feb 25, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · senate
- Feb 25, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 25, 2025
Mrs. Capito (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand and expedite access to cardiac rehabilitation programs and pulmonary rehabilitation programs under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. EXPANDING ACCESS TO CARDIAC REHABILITATION PROGRAMS AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION PROGRAMS UNDER MEDICARE PROGRAM.
(a) Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs.—Section 1861(eee) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(eee)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)—
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking “a physician’s office” and inserting “the office setting”; and
(B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting after “physician” the following: “(as defined in subsection (r)(1)) or a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist (as those terms are defined in subsection (aa)(5))”;
(2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking “physician-prescribed exercise” and inserting “exercise prescribed by a physician (as defined in subsection (r)(1)) or a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist (as those terms are defined in subsection (aa)(5))”; and
(3) in paragraph (5), by inserting after “physician” the following: “(as defined in subsection (r)(1)) or a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist (as those terms are defined in subsection (aa)(5))”.
(b) Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs.—Section 1861(fff) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(fff)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking “physician-prescribed exercise” and inserting “exercise prescribed by a physician (as defined in subsection (r)(1)) or a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist (as those terms are defined in subsection (aa)(5))”; and
(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting after “physician” the following: “(as defined in subsection (r)(1)) or a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist (as those terms are defined in subsection (aa)(5))”.
(c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after the date that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>
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