Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025
Congress targets faster Medicare access to cardiac and pulmonary rehab by letting more clinicians prescribe it
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Allows Medicare-covered heart rehab and lung rehab programs to use prescriptions from more types of clinicians, not just doctors.
- Adds physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists as allowed prescribers for these rehab programs.
- Updates the setting language so services aren’t tied as tightly to a “physician’s office,” which could make scheduling easier.
- Could help patients start rehab sooner after a heart or lung event by reducing delays in getting the required prescription.
- Would take effect for services provided starting 6 months after the bill becomes law.
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Milestones
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
Related News
3 articles
Capito offers bipartisan bill to expand access to cardiac, pulmonary rehab services
Covers S.717 and explains it would let PAs, NPs and clinical nurse specialists order cardiac/pulmonary rehab for Medicare patients, reducing delays—especially in rural areas.
Sens. Captio, Klobuchar introduce bill to increase patient access to cardiovascular and pulmonary care
Discusses the same named legislation concept (expanding who can order/supervise cardiac and pulmonary rehab) but appears to reference an earlier cycle rather than the 2025 bill.
From Capitol to Clinic – Q1 Nursing Legislation Update
Mentions S.717 by bill number/title as part of the ANA legislative update, noting it would let NPs, CNSs, and PAs order cardiac and pulmonary rehab services.
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025
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