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HR 2134 112th Congress House

Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act of 2011

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants under the Medicaid Program.

Introduced: April 23, 2012 See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth personnelMedicaidNursing
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Jun 3, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 3, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 3, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 3, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act of 2011 - 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.


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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2134: Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2134/
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"H.R. 2134: Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2134/.
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