# 119-hr-1616: Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act

119-hr-1616, Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-08).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1616
- Congress: 119
- Title: Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Sponsor: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 63
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-08

## Summary

**Expands which clinicians can authorize Medicare coverage for diabetic shoes.** The bill would add nurse practitioners and physician assistants to the clinicians who can satisfy the documentation requirement under Medicare for therapeutic shoes and inserts for people with diabetes. That broadens who can complete the paperwork and could make it easier for Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes to get covered shoes without an extra physician visit.

## Cosponsors (63)

- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2025-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2026-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2026-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Easier Medicare access to diabetic shoes: benefit, low. The bill would let nurse practitioners and physician assistants sign Medicare paperwork for therapeutic shoes for people with diabetes. Today, many claims need a physician’s sign-off. This could make getting covered shoes faster if your main clinician is a nurse practitioner or PA. It would not cha…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1616 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1616)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1616 (as of 2026-10-08).