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Certified Nurse Midwifery Medicare Services Act of 1998

Introduced: October 20, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Nov 3, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Oct 20, 1998
Referred to House Commerce
Oct 20, 1998
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 20, 1998
Referred to House Ways and Means
Oct 20, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2263)
Oct 20, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Certified Nurse Midwifery Medicare Services Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of and payment for the following under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance): (1) certified midwife services (currently only certified nurse-midwife services are covered); and (2) freestanding birth center services.

Declares that nothing precludes certified nurse-midwives and certified midwives from teaching or supervising an intern or resident-in-training.

What's happening now November 3, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Oct 20, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4872: Certified Nurse Midwifery Medicare Services Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4872/
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"H.R. 4872: Certified Nurse Midwifery Medicare Services Act of 1998." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4872/.
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