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Primary Care Health Practitioner Incentive Act of 1997

Introduced: February 27, 1997 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Aug 5, 1997

See H.R.2015.

Mar 7, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

Mar 5, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Feb 27, 1997

Referred to House Ways and Means

Feb 27, 1997

Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Feb 27, 1997

Referred to House Commerce

Feb 27, 1997

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Primary Care Health Practitioner Incentive Act of 1997 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to payments for medical and other health services, to cover services which would be physicians' services if furnished by a physician but: (1) which are performed by a clinical nurse specialist; and (2) which the clinical nurse specialist is legally authorized to perform by the State. Eliminates the requirement, with respect to such services performed by a nurse practitioner, that they be performed in a skilled nursing facility or other specified nursing facility. Covers, in addition, other services and supplies incidental to such services.

Revises the formula for payment from the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for such services (thereby increasing such payment).

Repeals the rural area restriction on services performed by nurse practitioners or clinical nurse specialists for which direct payment may be made.

Requires a ten percent bonus payment from the Fund for services of a nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist furnished in a health professional shortage area.

What's happening now August 5, 1997

See H.R.2015.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 4

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health and Environment Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 9

Davis, Danny K.

Illinois · Jul 29, 1997

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Jun 26, 1997

Calvert, Ken

California · May 22, 1997

Kaptur, Marcy

Ohio · May 22, 1997

Pallone, Frank

New Jersey · May 22, 1997

DeGette, Diana

Colorado · May 1, 1997

Lofgren, Zoe

California · May 1, 1997

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · May 1, 1997

Thompson, Bennie G.

Mississippi · May 1, 1997

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