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HR 4311 102th Congress House Health Medicaid Nurse practitioners Nurses Nursing Public assistance programs

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for mandatory coverage of services furnished by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse practitioners under State medicaid plans.

Introduced: February 25, 1992 See on congress.gov
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Mar 13, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Feb 25, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 25, 1992
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for mandatory coverage under State Medicaid plans of those services furnished by a certified nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist which are legally authorized to be performed by such practitioner or specialist, regardless of whether or not such services are performed under a physician's or other health care provider's supervision.

Defines "clinical nurse specialist" as an individual who has earned a master's degree in a clinical area of nursing from an accredited institution and who is a registered nurse licensed to practice nursing in the State in which the individual furnishes services.

What's happening now March 13, 1992

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 16, 1992
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4311: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for mandatory coverage of services furnished by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse practitioners under State medicaid plans.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4311/
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"H.R. 4311: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for mandatory coverage of services furnished by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse practitioners under State medicaid plans.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4311/.
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H.R. 4311, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4311/.
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