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Certified Nurse Midwifery Medicare Services Act of 2001

Introduced: December 20, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Dec 28, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Dec 20, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 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.
Dec 20, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Certified Nurse Midwifery Medicare Services Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of and payment for certified midwife services (currently only certified nurse-midwife services are covered) and freestanding birth center services under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance).

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

What's happening now December 28, 2001

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 8, 2002
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Dec 20, 2001
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 20, 2001
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Dec 20, 2001
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Dec 20, 2001
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Dec 20, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3602: Certified Nurse Midwifery Medicare Services Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3602/
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"H.R. 3602: Certified Nurse Midwifery Medicare Services Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3602/.
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H.R. 3602, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3602/.
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