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HR 707 108th Congress House Health Medical fees Medicare Nursing homes Social Welfare Social work

Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act of 2003

Introduced: February 11, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Feb 26, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Feb 21, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 11, 2003
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.
Feb 11, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E182)
Feb 11, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the Medicare skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (thus permitting direct payment under the Medicare program for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities).
What's happening now February 26, 2003

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 26, 2003
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 5, 2003
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 11, 2003
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 11, 2003
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 11, 2003
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 11, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 707: Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-707/
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"H.R. 707: Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-707/.
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H.R. 707, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-707/.
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