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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States the option of providing for supervision of the health care of residents of nursing facilities by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse…

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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States the option of providing for supervision of the health care of residents of nursing facilities by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists acting in collaboration with physicians.

Introduced: July 12, 1989 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Jul 31, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jul 12, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 12, 1989
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Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require nursing facilities to ensure that the health care of each resident is provided under the supervision of a physician or under the supervision of a nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist who is not a facility employee but who is working in collaboration with a physician.

What's happening now July 31, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2877: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States the option of providing for supervision of the health care of residents of nursing facilities by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists acting in collaboration with physicians.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2877/
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"H.R. 2877: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States the option of providing for supervision of the health care of residents of nursing facilities by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists acting in collaboration with physicians.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2877/.
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H.R. 2877, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2877/.
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[H.R. 2877: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States the option of providing for supervision of the health care of residents of nursing facilities by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists acting in collaboration with physicians.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2877/)
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