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Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act of 2007

Introduced: January 4, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Jan 4, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S78)
Jan 4, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S78)
Jan 4, 2007
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act of 2007 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the state option to include nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwives, and physician assistants as primary care case managers. Specifies as primary care case managers any nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, or physician assistant that provides primary care case management services under a primary care case management contract.

Revises the coverage of certain nurse practitioner services under the Medicaid fee-for-service program to remove the specification of certified pediatric nurse practitioner and certified family nurse practitioner in order to extend such coverage to services furnished by a nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist. Includes nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, physician assistants, certified nurse midwives, and certified registered nurse anesthetists in the mix of service providers which Medicaid managed care organizations are required to maintain.

What's happening now January 4, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S78)

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