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HR 2736 109th Congress House

Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act of 2005

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit direct payment under the Medicare Program for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities.

Introduced: June 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
Health Medical feesMedicareNursing homesSocial WelfareSocial work
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Jun 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Jun 6, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 26, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1111)
May 26, 2005
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.
May 26, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 17, 2005

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act of 2005 - 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).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1148 Related bill Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
GORDON, BART
· Jul 12, 2006
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 28, 2005
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jun 17, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 17, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2736: Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2736/
MLA
"H.R. 2736: Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2736/.
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H.R. 2736, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2736/.
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