CERTIFICATION ; Individual periodically renewing certification status following initial
Index of Sec 1313. ...CERTIFICATION examination offered by entity ; Individual successfully completing national
Index of Sec 1313. ...CERTIFICATION status following initial certification ; Individual periodically renewing
Index of Sec 1313. ...DIABETES to develop necessary skills and knowledge to manage individual's diabetic condition ; Specializing in teaching individuals with
Index of Sec 1313. ...DIABETES educators if Secretary determining Board or body meeting requirement of subparagraph ; Certifying body for
Index of Sec 1313. ...DIABETES educators meeting requirement of subparagraph ; National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators or certifying body for
Index of Sec 1313. ...DIABETES self-management training that including minimum number of hours and years of experience in training ; Individual having professional practice experience in
Index of Sec 1313. ...DIABETES outpatient self-management training services furnished after first day of first calendar year being 6 months after date of enactment of Act ; Amendments making by subsection applying to
Index of Sec 1313. ...DIABETES Educators as certified Providers for Purposes of medicare diabetes outpatient self-management training Services ; Recognition of certified
Index of Sec 1313. ...DIABETES educator after paragraph ; Paragraph, inserting or certified
Index of Sec 1313. ...DIABETES outpatient self-management training Services ; Recognition of certified diabetes Educators as certified Providers for Purposes of medicare
Index of Sec 1313. ...DIABETIC condition ; Specializing in teaching individuals with diabetes to develop necessary skills and knowledge to manage individual's
Index of Sec 1313. ...HEALTH care professional ; Licensing or registered by State in which services performed as
Index of Sec 1313. ...TRAINING Services ; Recognition of certified diabetes Educators as certified Providers for Purposes of medicare diabetes outpatient self-management
Index of Sec 1313. ...TRAINING services furnished after first day of first calendar year being 6 months after date of enactment of Act ; Amendments making by subsection applying to diabetes outpatient self-management
Index of Sec 1313. ...DIABETES self-management training that including minimum number of hours and years of experience in training ; Individual having professional practice experience in
Index of Sec 1313. ...DIABETES Educators as certified Providers for Purposes of medicare diabetes outpatient self-management training Services ; Recognition of certified
Index of Sec 1313. ...DIABETES to develop necessary skills and knowledge to manage individual's diabetic condition ; Specializing in teaching individuals with
Index of Sec 1313. ...TRAINING services furnished after first day of first calendar year being 6 months after date of enactment of Act ; Amendments making by subsection applying to diabetes outpatient self-management
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To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes.
Mr. Dingell (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Waxman, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Stark, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Andrews) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Budget, 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
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(a) In general.—Section 1861(qq) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(qq)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting “or by a certified diabetes educator (as defined in paragraph (3))” after “paragraph (2)(B)”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
“(3) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘certified diabetes educator’ means an individual who—
“(A) is licensed or registered by the State in which the services are performed as a health care professional;
“(B) specializes in teaching individuals with diabetes to develop the necessary skills and knowledge to manage the individual’s diabetic condition; and
“(C) is certified as a diabetes educator by a recognized certifying body (as defined in paragraph (4)).
“(4)(A) For purposes of paragraph (3)(C), the term ‘recognized certifying body’ means—
“(i) the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators, or
“(ii) a certifying body for diabetes educators, which is recognized by the Secretary as authorized to grant certification of diabetes educators for purposes of this subsection pursuant to standards established by the Secretary, if the Secretary determines such Board or body, respectively, meets the requirement of subparagraph (B).
“(B) The National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators or a certifying body for diabetes educators meets the requirement of this subparagraph, with respect to the certification of an individual, if the Board or body, respectively, is incorporated and registered to do business in the United States and requires as a condition of such certification each of the following:
“(i) The individual has a qualifying credential in a specified health care profession.
“(ii) The individual has professional practice experience in diabetes self-management training that includes a minimum number of hours and years of experience in such training.
“(iii) The individual has successfully completed a national certification examination offered by such entity.
“(iv) The individual periodically renews certification status following initial certification.”.
(b) Effective date.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to diabetes outpatient self-management training services furnished on or after the first day of the first calendar year that is at least 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.