AAA Supports Bill for Autonomous Audiology Practice

摘要

The American Academy of Audiology (AAA) endorsed the Audiology Patient Choice Act (H.R. 5304), which would allow audiologists to practice as physicians when providing audiology services under the Medicare program.The legislation stems from the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA)'s 18x18 initiative, which aims to change Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to accommodate H.R. 5304's provisions by 2018.The AAA also remains committed to advancing the Access to Hearing Healthcare Act of 2014 (H.R. 4035, S. 2046), said AAA President Erin Miller, AuD, in an email. That bill, which was introduced in February 2014 and would eliminate the need for Medicare patients to get a physician order before seeing an audiologist, was endorsed by the ADA as well, said ADA President Kim Cavitt, AuD, in an email.