H.R. 4169 · 115th Congress
Protecting Seniors Access to Proper Care Act of 2017
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Kenny Marchant
- Introduced
- 2017-10-31
- Latest action
- 2018-01-03 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Protecting Seniors Access to Proper Care Act of 2017
This bill allows an authorized physician or practitioner who is not enrolled as a Medicare provider to, under certain circumstances, prescribe covered drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Specifically, the bill applies to a physician or practitioner, other than a doctor of medicine or osteopathy, who: (1) is not otherwise barred or excluded from participating in Medicare, and (2) prescribes a low-volume of billings for such drugs.