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Steve Gleason Act of 2015

768

114th Congress

In Committee

Steve Gleason Act of 2015

Legislative Progress

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Introduced

2

Committee

3

Floor Vote

4

Other Chamber

5

Enacted

Introduced

March 18, 2015

Latest Action

March 18, 2015

Primary Sponsor

David VitterRepublican(LA)

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Summary

Steve Gleason Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover as durable medical equipment any eye tracking and gaze interaction accessories for speech generating devices furnished to individuals with a demonstrated medical need for them. Payment for speech generating devices or accessories shall be made on a rental basis, or in a lump-sum amount for the purchase of the item, without a cap on the amount.

Subjects (5)

Health care coverage and access

Health technology, devices, supplies

Hearing, speech, and vision care

Neurological disorders

Actions (2)

March 18, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

March 18, 2015

Introduced in Senate

Committees

Committee	Chamber	Activity	Date
Finance Committee	Senate	Referred to	March 18, 2015

Text Versions

Version	Date	Links
Introduced in Senate	March 18, 2015	XML

Cosponsors (6)

Name	Party	State
Amy Klobuchar	Democratic	MN
Angus S. King, Jr.	Independent	ME
Chuck Grassley	Republican	IA

Related Bills (3)

Bill	Congress	Relationship
S 984	114th	Related bill
HR 628	114th	Identical bill
HR 1919	114th	Related bill

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Sources: Congress.gov