S 1212
110th Congress
Senate
Health
Medical fees
Medicare
Nursing homes
Social Welfare
Social work
Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act of 2007
Introduced: April 25, 2007
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 25, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 25, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5098-5099)
Apr 25, 2007
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act of 2007 - 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.
Committees of jurisdiction
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