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Audiology Patient Choice Act: The Professional, Legislative, and Regulatory Landscape, presented in partnership with Academy of Doctors of Audiology

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1.  In what year was the idea of a doctorate degree in audiology first discussed? 1949 1976 1977 1988

2.  What was the former name of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)? Government Health Care Improvement Organization (GHCIO) Administrators for Medicare and Medicaid (AMM) Health Care Financing Administration (HFCA) None of the above

3.  The Audiology Patient Choice Act, if enacted, will do the following: Allow Medicare Part B patients to seek diagnostic and treatment services directly from audiologists without a requirement for a physician order. Allow audiologists to be reimbursed for all Medicare-covered services that they are licensed to provide by their state licensure. Add audiologists to the Medicare definition of physician. All of the above

4.  In what way will the Audiology Patient Choice Act (APCA) change an audiologists scope of practice at the state level? APCA will mandate that all states allow audiologists to be reimbursed for evaluation and management services. APCA will have no impact on an audiologist's state scope of practice. APCA will allow audiologists to perform cerumen management services in every state. APCA will require audiologists to obtain a license to practice medicine at the state level.

5.  Audiologists holding which degrees will Medicare recognize if the Audiology Patient Choice Act (APCA) is signed into law? Au.D. only Au.D. and Ph.D. Any doctorate degree Any master's or doctorate degree that allows the audiologist to be licensed at the state level and therefore allows Medicare to recognize him/her as a "qualified audiologist".

6.  What does the term limited mean as it relates to Limited License Physician under the Medicare statute? Limited references the ability of a provider to practice in a limited geographic area. Limited refers to the limited number of licenses that will be distributed to different types of providers by Medicare. Limited restricts the Medicare physician definition for non-M.D./D.O. providers to the services that they are licensed to provide at the state level. Limited refers to Medicare's limited ability to reimburse physicians for the services that they deliver.

7.  The Audiology Patient Choice Act was introduced by this Senator? Senator Mike Lee Senator Elizabeth Warren Senator Marco Rubio Senator Barbara Feinstein

8.  What House Committee has jurisdiction over the Audiology Patient Choice Act? Ways and Means Appropriations Energy and Commerce Both A and C

9.  The Audiology Patient Choice Act will add the following services to an audiologists scope of practice? Prescriptive authority Ordering authority Both A and B None of the above

10.  Audiologists are responsible for medical necessity under Medicare for which of the following circumstances? All circumstances When the patient arrives without a physician order Every circumstance except when the physician orders a specific test battery Never