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Support Amendments to Medical Nutrition Therapy Legislation
Legislation to expand access to Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) in Medicare has been introduced in both chambers of Congress. These bills would add 9 new conditions to the list of conditions which qualify a Medicare patient to receive MNT from an approved nutrition practitioner. The bills also would allow nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical nurse specialists to refer their patients to nutrition practitioners for these services.
Greater access to MNT for millions of Americans on Medicare has the potential to drastically improve health outcomes in our country. However, current Medicare law unduly limits who may qualify as a nutrition professional to provide services in these programs. The plain language of the law states that one must hold a programmatically accredited degree (in addition to that degree needing to be regionally accredited), and hold a state license or state certification if such a license is offered in that practitioner’s state. These provisions hold back many qualified nutritionists from qualifying as Medicare providers.
While the ANA believes this bill makes significant progress, we also recognize the need to fix these provisions to ensure a greater pool of nutritionists can qualify to serve Medicare beneficiaries.
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For more information, the full text of the legislation is here.
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