S 1148
109th Congress
Senate
Health
Medical fees
Medicare
Nursing homes
Social Welfare
Social work
Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act of 2005
Introduced: May 26, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 26, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6043)
May 26, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6042-6043)
May 26, 2005
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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).
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6043)
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1