H.R. 8812: I CAN Act
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H.R. 8812: I CAN Act
117th Congress · introduced 2022-09-13 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2022-09-13 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
I CAN Act
Plain summary
Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act or the I CAN Act This bill allows other health care providers besides physicians (e.g., nurses) to provide certain services under Medicare and Medicaid. Among other changes, the bill (1) allows a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to fulfill documentation requirements for Medicare coverage of special shoes for diabetic individuals; (2) expedites the ability of physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise Medicare cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; and (3) allows nurse practitioners to certify the need for inpatient hospital services under Medicare and Medicaid.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] · 13 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
David P. Joyce (R-OH), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), André Carson (D-IN), Peter Welch (D-VT), James A. Himes (D-CT), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr8812.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr8812 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117