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S 687 111th Congress Senate

Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act of 2009

Official title: A bill 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: March 24, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Mar 24, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3690-3691)
Mar 24, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3686-3687)
Mar 24, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 24, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3690-3691)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the Medicare skilled nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system (thus permitting direct payment under the Medicare program for clinical social worker services provided to SNF residents).


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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Mar 24, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 687: Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-687/
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"S. 687: Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-687/.
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S. 687, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-687/.
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